noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
sketching; depicting with dots
General term for drawing or describing something by means of dots or brief strokes; can also be used figuratively for a concise depiction in words.
彼は風景を点描で描いた。
He sketched the landscape using dots.
この小説は当時の社
This novel sketches the society of that time.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
pointillism; stippling
Specifically refers to the art technique of pointillism or stippling, where small distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image.
スーラは点描技法の先駆者だ。
Seurat is a pioneer of the pointillism technique.