Thickly applied oil or acrylic paint that leaves dimensional texture through brushstrokes or palette knife marks.

In painting, thick paint applied to a surface in a heavy manner, having the appearance and consistency of buttery paste.

paint applied in thick layers

Paint applied thickly to the surface of a painting, reminding the viewer that what is before him or her is a handmade thing, rather than a strict illusionistic representation. Thus, abstract paintings - which stand as things in themselves, rather than representations - often feature richly textured impasto surfaces.

raised brushstrokes of thick oil paint, often in pure color (examples: Titian's Rape of Europa, Velazquez's Las Meninas, and Rembrandt's Bathsheba).

A painting technique in which the paint is applied very thickly. When the paint is thick enough to create lumps or distinct brush strokes, it is said to be heavily impasted.

The thick application of paint in such quantities so as to make it stand out in relief from the paint surface.

The thickness or roughness of paint or deep brushmarks, as distinguished from a flat, smooth paint surface.

A painting technique characterised by pronounced brush strokes or palette-knife impressions, which stand out in relief, giving a heavily textured appearance. Thick paint, usually oil-based, is used.

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

Paint applied in outstanding heavy layers or strokes; also, any thickness or roughness of paint or deep brush marks, as distinguished from a flat, smooth surface.

thick paint applied with brush, palette knife or fingers etc..

Technique where the paint is applied very thick on the canvas. The resulting effect is a realistic relief. Impasto is often used to depict rough walls or cloth.

The thick application of paint on a painting.

The texture created in a paint surface by the movement of the brush. Impasto usually implies thick, heavy brushwork, but the term also refers to the crisp, delicate textures found in smoother paint surfaces.

A thick, juicy application of paint to canvas or other support; emphasizes texture, as distinguished from a smooth flat surface.

From the Italian, impastare, to make into a paste. Painting that is highly textured...

A manner of painting where the paint is laid on thickly so texture stands out in relief.

The textural 3D quality of paint. Paint applied thickly with a palette knife has a deep impasto. Impasto can be flattened by inexpert restoration.

This is paint that is applied in thick, raised strokes or daubs. It can also refer to a generally heavily loaded paint layer, leaving deliberate brushmarks on the canvas, separate from the blended areas.

Thickly applied oil paints.

paint applied very thickly to a panel or canvas.

The effect created by the application by brush or other instrument of thick opaque paint, such as oils or certain types of acrylic.

A style of painting characterized by thick, juicy color application on the oil painting.

A technique of applying (pasting) a thick layer of paint or texture in a painting, usually applied with a painting knife or a bristle brush. Intaglio Printmaking Drypoint, Mezzotint, Etching and Collagraph printing. Opposite process of relief. The image is drawn or etched into the surface

Technique where paint is applied very thickly onto the canvas, effecting a relief. Impasto is often used to depict images of rough walls or fabrics.

A painting technique in which the paint is applied very thickly on the canvas.

(Ital.; pron. im-PAHS-to) Thick application of paint creating a textured surface.

The application of thick layers of pigment to a canvas or other surface in painting.

A painting technique that creates thick heavily textured layers of paint with obvious brush strokes.

The application of thick layers of paint. When paint is so heavily applied that it stands up with the tracks of the brush evident, it is 'heavily impasted'.

Thick application of pigment to canvas or other surface which makes the painting stand out in bold relief.

A painting technique where the material is applied in thick layers to wooden panels or canvas to create a textured effect.

The thick textured build up of a picture's surface which is created through the repeated applications of paint.

Thick application of paint that forms an opaque relief surface.

Impasto is an artistic technique most commonly used in oil painting. Paint is applied onto the canvas very thickly, often thickly enough that the brush or painting-knife strokes are visible. Paint is also sometimes mixed directly on the canvas. Impasto cannot be used in watercolour works, since watercolour paint is two-dimensional.

In painting, the thick application of paint; in ceramics, the application of enamel or slip to a ceramic object to form a decoration in low relief.

Italian term for very thickly applied paint onto the canvas resulting in obvious brushstrokes.

Thick painting, often with a pronounced texture.

The thick application of paint on canvas in heavy layers or strokes, as in certain painting techniques.

Impasto is a technique used in painting where paint is laid on an area of the surface (or the entire canvas) very thickly, usually thickly enough that the brush or painting-knife strokes are visible. Paint can also be mixed right on the canvas. When dry, impasto provides texture, the paint coming out of the canvas.