Of course the stippling may be done after the work is dry, but it makes a better appearance if done before the rubbing with oil.
Practical Graining|William E. (William Edmund) Wall
This stippling, though everywhere present, is not very strongly marked, and a first hasty glance might overlook it.
The Science of the Stars|E. Walter Maunder
The miniatures should be nicely finished without any excessive laboured finish produced by stippling or other similar methods.
Illumination and its Development in the Present Day|Sidney Farnsworth
After the stippling the graining may be done in oil by wiping out.
Graining and Marbling|Frederick Maire
The best color we reach is got by stippling; but this is not quite right.
The Elements of Drawing|John Ruskin
Words related to stippling
draw, dab, paint, engrave, carve, dot
stippling
[ stĭp′lĭng ]
n.
A speckling of a blood cell or other structure with fine dots when exposed to a basic stain as a result of the presence of free basophil granules in the cell protoplasm.