Which drawing technique creates shading using many tiny dots?

Which drawing technique creates shading using many tiny dots?

• A. Hatching
• B. Scribbling
• C. Cross-Hatching
• D. Stippling

Answer: (D)

Shading through many tiny dots is stippling. In stippling, you place individual dots and control value by changing how densely you pack them and sometimes how large the dots are. Close, compact dots read as darker areas, while dots spaced farther apart read as lighter. The eye blends these discrete marks into a smooth tonal gradient, which is why stippling can create believable shading with a dotted texture. Other techniques shade with lines rather than dots: hatching uses parallel lines, cross-hatching layers lines at angles to build darker values, and scribbling uses loose, looping marks. These rely on line work to imply tone rather than the dot pattern used in stippling.

Shading through many tiny dots is stippling. In stippling, you place individual dots and control value by changing how densely you pack them and sometimes how large the dots are. Close, compact dots read as darker areas, while dots spaced farther apart read as lighter. The eye blends these discrete marks into a smooth tonal gradient, which is why stippling can create believable shading with a dotted texture.

Other techniques shade with lines rather than dots: hatching uses parallel lines, cross-hatching layers lines at angles to build darker values, and scribbling uses loose, looping marks. These rely on line work to imply tone rather than the dot pattern used in stippling.