impasto

pronunciation

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

Word Origin

impasto (n.)
laying on of colors thickly," 1784, from Italian impasto, noun of action from impastare "to raise paste; to put in paste," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + pasta "paste" (see pasta).

Example

1. One can also paint thickly in an impasto style with acrylics .
2. White vinyl acetate-acrylic latex impasto architectural coating .

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