Pointillism Pointillism Pointillism () is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism. The term "Pointillism" was coined by art critics in the late 1880s to ridicule the works of these artists, and is now used without its earlier mocking connotation. The movement Seurat began with this technique is known as Neo-impressionism. The Divisionists, too, used a similar technique of patterns to form images, though with larger cube-like brushstrokes. The technique relies on the ability of the
Chroma dots that the technique may enable the restoration of many other programs for which no color copy is known to exist. However, the results are dependent on whether or not chroma dot patterning is present and the quality of the black-and-white recording. Chroma dots Chroma dots are visual artifacts caused by displaying an unfiltered analogue color video signal on a black-and-white television or monitor. They are commonly found on black-and-white recordings of television programs originally made in color. Chroma dots were once regarded as undesirable picture noise, but recent advances in computer technology have allowed them to be used to reconstruct