Pointillism

The term “Pointillism” was coined by art critics in the late 1880s to ridicule the works of these artists, but is now used without its earlier mocking connotation. The movement Seurat began with this technique is known as Neo-impressionism.

Pointillism is a style of painting which involves using dots of distinct color to create the illusion of form. The idea behind pointillism is that when you place two distinct colors next to each other, the colors will optically blend into a different color.

Who invented Pointillism?

Georges Seurat

The technique is associated with its inventor, Georges Seurat, and his student, Paul Signac, who both espoused Neo-Impressionism, a movement that flourished from the late 1880s to the first decade of the 20th century.

noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
a theory and technique developed by the neo-impressionists, based on the principle that juxtaposed dots of pure color, as blue and yellow, are optically mixed into the resulting hue, as green, by the viewer.

Pointillism artist dots his canvas dot by dot in order to create a larger image, aiming to achieve tones of color by using pure nuances of dots.

Pointillism or stippling is when you use a series of dots to create an image. It takes time, and loads of patience, but the results can be incredibly impressive!

Piece of mirror of plan glass. Special paints, brushes, pallet, cutter, lead, thinner, butter paper, carbon paper.