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impasto

UK
/ɪmˈpɑːstəʊ/
US
/ɪmˈpɑstoʊ/

Translations

impastonoun
impastos
pl
The artist used impasto to give texture to the painting.
Художник использовал импасто, чтобы придать текстуру картине.
Synonyms
texture
layering
bulk
relief
thick paint
impastoadjective
more impasto
Comp.
most impasto
Super.
UK
/ɪmˈpɑːstəʊ/
US
/ɪmˈpɑstoʊ/
Used attributively to describe artworks or techniques characterized by thickly applied paint.
Synonyms
heavy-bodied
heavily applied
dense
buttery
sculptural
thick
thickly applied
textured
pastose
pasty

Definitions

impastonoun
A technique used in painting where paint is laid on a surface very thickly, so that brush or palette knife marks are visible.
The artist used impasto to give the painting a textured, three-dimensional effect.
The thick application of paint itself, often creating a textured surface on the canvas.
The impasto on the canvas added depth and movement to the artwork.
A coarse, unslipped type of pottery characteristic of the Bronze and Early Iron Ages in central Italy.
Archaeologists discovered fragments of impasto in the Etruscan tomb.
impastoadjective
Relating to or characterized by the thick application of paint that leaves visible brush or knife marks.
The impasto strokes give the painting a sculptural quality.
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