Dustin's face was a mottled mess of emotions.
The wild stock is of an olive-green, mottled with dark brown above, and greenish-yellow beneath.
A mixed forest of deciduous and conifer trees formed a dense covering of mottled greens.
The wing-quills are brownish black, banded with mottled white, and those of the tail, except the middle pair, which are wholly greyish brown, are banded with mottled white at the base and the tip, but dark brown for the rest of their length.
Ragging is much more versatile than sponging, as you don't get the mottled effect of the sponge.