The name Pointillism was coined by critics of Seuret's work, and the practice he actually wished to promote was called Divisionism. Seuret wanted to bring more structure to the impressionist style, so he developed the color theory, Divisionism. His color theory involved using small, bright dots of color of paint which when affected by optical blending, created a variety of tones. Pointillism is much less specific that divisionism, and can refer to anything created by using tiny, dot-like strokes, including pieces in black and white color.