See that splodge of burnt purple muck over there?
A neat band of color shows up better than a rough splodge of paint, which tends to camouflage with the surroundings.
And yet others see nothing at all, just a splodge of ink, which after all is exactly what it is.
He has a distinctive black splodge by the side of his nose, Bruce is also microchipped.
Imagine that you were buying an expensive dinner service from Royal Doulton, and you noticed a splodge on one of the plates.