How to Expand Your Painting Repertoire with Pointillism

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Gather your supplies.. Begin exploring pointillism with an ordinary pencil.. For comparison, make a swatch of shading as you normally would if you were drawing.

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1

Gather your supplies.

Step 1

Gather your supplies.

2

Begin exploring pointillism with an ordinary pencil.

Step 2

Begin exploring pointillism with an ordinary pencil.

3

For comparison, make a swatch of shading as you normally would if you were drawi

Step 3

For comparison, make a swatch of shading as you normally would if you were drawing.

4

Try the same thing using a black marker.

Step 4

Try the same thing using a black marker.

5

Use colored markers in yellow and blue or red and blue.

Step 5

Use colored markers in yellow and blue or red and blue.

6

Do pointillism using watercolor.

Step 6

Do pointillism using watercolor.

7

Make a special brush.

Step 7

Make a special brush.

8

Find an image for your painting.

Step 8

Find an image for your painting.

9

Draw your design, in pencil, on watercolor paper.

Step 9

Draw your design, in pencil, on watercolor paper.

10

Paint the design.

Step 10

Paint the design.

11

Stipple color onto your design in any order you please.

Step 11

Stipple color onto your design in any order you please.

12

Keep in mind however you choose to do it is OK.

Step 12

Keep in mind however you choose to do it is OK.

13

Set the finished piece away from you.

Step 13

Set the finished piece away from you.

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