adjective
- relating to or characteristic of pointillism, a painting technique using small dots of pure color
Usage: art
Examples
- The pointillistic painting required viewers to step back to see the complete image.
- Seurat’s pointillistic technique created vibrant colors through optical mixing.
- The artist used a pointillistic approach with tiny dabs of paint.
- Her pointillistic style made the landscape shimmer with light.
- The museum featured several pointillistic works from the Neo-Impressionist period.
- Critics praised the pointillistic effects in the sunset scene.