# Gradation blocks **URL:** \ **Category:** WC: The Language of Painting\ **Created:** [April 9, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/gradation-blocks/1100 "2020-04-09T19:41:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![daniel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/daniel/32/1355_2.png) [@daniel](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/daniel)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/gradation-blocks/1100/1 "2020-04-09T19:41:38Z")
Is it “ok” or “within the guidelines” to use the stippling technique with my Oval Mop to attain the gradation that is shown? I felt like it worked in this instance but I’m afraid that I might be traveling down a path that’s not desired for fear of future bad habits. ![IMG_20200409_153526356](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/smartmarx/original/2X/7/7ed969297bc13cf4c75a996827d020dbc1d1242b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AWaichulis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/awaichulis/32/2859_2.png) [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/gradation-blocks/1100/2 "2020-04-11T17:07:49Z")
Hey Dan! Definitely. However, I would recommend trying it a few different ways to better understand how different approaches might work. I tell all of my students here that I’d rather see the panel look like the aftermath of rampant experimentation rather than a pristine series of executions. They are looking really good though! ---
**Author:** ![daniel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/daniel/32/1355_2.png) [@daniel](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/daniel)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/gradation-blocks/1100/3 "2020-04-11T17:44:16Z")
Oh great, actually experimenting now. I’m mimicking more of how you painted the grapes, trying a bunch of techniques. Thank you!