Pointillism is a technique where small dots or strokes of pure color are applied in patterns to create an image. When viewed from a distance, the dots blend together optically in the eye. The technique was developed in the 19th century by artists like Georges Seurat who used it to render color mixtures and tones. Pointillism relies on the eye and mind of the viewer to blend the color spots.

1. POINTILLISM

2. WHAT IS
POINTILLISM?
Definition of POINTILLISM :
the theory or practice in art of
applying small strokes or dots
of colour to a surface so that
from a distance they blend
together ...

3. WHEN DID IT
START? known as
Pointillism, also
Neo-Impressionism, started in
the 19th Century.
Georges Seurat was perhaps
one of the most famous artists
within this movement.

4. The Pointillism technique
relies on the ability of the
eye and mind of the
viewer to blend the
colour spots into a fuller
range of tones.

5. The technique involves layering
different coloured dots on top of each
other. When seen from far away, it’s like
an optical illusion: dots blend together
and create a new colour. A simple
example of this would be dots of red
and yellow, which would appear as
orange from far away.

6. Instead of using brush strokes, small dots and
dashes of colour are applied to the paper...
How many
colours
can you
count in
this
image?

7. GEORGES
SEURAT
Georges Seurat (December 2, 1859 - March
29, 1891) was a French painter and
draftsman. His large and most famous
painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of
La Grande Jatte, altered the direction of
modern art by initiating Neo-impressionism,
and is one of the icons of 19th century

8. A Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of La

13. MORE POINTILLIST
ARTISTS...

14. ANDRE
DERAIN

15. CAMILLE
PISSARRO

16. VINCENT VAN
GOGH

17. PAUL
SIGNAC

18. MORE POINTILLIST
ART!..

20. DID YOU KNOW?..

21. Magazines
combine small
dots made up of
primary colours
Magenta, Cyan
and Yellow.
The method used
for creating an
image in a
magazine is
called OPTICAL
A computer
MIXING. made
screen is
up of PICTURE
ELEMENTS or
PIXELS. Each
pixel has a red,
green, and blue
element that can
be controlled to
produce the
desired colour.

23. WHY NOT CREATE
A PAINTING OF
YOUR OWN IN THE
STYLE OF
POINTILISM?..