IMPASTO

impasto

(noun) painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

impasto (plural impastos)

(painting) The use of a thick-bodied paint to create sizable peaks and crests in an image.

Verb

impasto (third-person singular simple present impastoes, present participle impastoing, simple past and past participle impastoed)

(painting) to paint in thick-bodied paint; to paint in impasto style

Anagrams

• ampotis

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pas"to, n. Etym: [It. See Impaste.] (Paint.)

Definition: The thickness of the layer or body of pigment applied by the painter to his canvas with especial reference to the juxtaposition of different colors and tints in forming a harmonious whole. Fairholt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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