impasto
IPA: ɪmpɑstoʊ
noun
- (painting) The use of a thick-bodied paint to create peaks and crests that physically extend from the surface of a painting.
verb
- (painting) To paint in thick-bodied paint; to paint in impasto style.
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Examples of "impasto" in Sentences
- It looks like some kind of impasto.
- He applies the technique of impasto.
- Impasto is a type of coarse Etruscan pottery.
- Heavy build ups can create an almost impasto effect.
- There may exist a connection with Villanovan impasto.
- He began using impasto, mainly applied with a palette knife.
- The woman is painted in thick impasto, and shown in half lenght.
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