Pointillism

Pointillism is a painting technique in which tiny dots of pure colour are placed close together. From a distance, the dots blend in the viewer's eye to form a single image. Pointillist artists use careful placement of colours to create light and shadow.

The artist Georges Seurat painted huge artworks using only dots of colour. His technique was based on ideas about how the eye mixes colours, and it inspired many artists who came after him.