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impasto

/ɪmˈpɑːstəʊ/

/ɪmˈpɑstoʊ/

impastonoun

impastos

Translations

The artist used impasto to give texture to the painting.

Художник использовал импасто, чтобы придать текстуру картине.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

thick paint

impastoadjective

more impasto

Comp.

most impasto

Super.

/ɪmˈpɑːstəʊ/

/ɪmˈpɑstoʊ/

Used attributively to describe artworks or techniques characterized by thickly applied paint.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

heavily applied

thickly applied