Stippling is the technique of using small dots to simulate varying degrees of 
solidity or shading.
This technique is similar to — but distinct from — pointillism, which uses dots of different colors to simulate blended colours.
In printmaking, this technique became popular as a means of producing shaded line art illustrations for publication, because drawings created this way could be reproduced in simple black ink.
Here is my latest work using this technique: mixed graphite pencil and colour ink on white card. The monochrome stippling works rather well to illustrate a typical window of the Swiss Region of Graubünden.
It’s a leaving card for our neighbours, who are moving to Pontresina at the end of this month.
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