1. applied or laid on thickly, as paint or pigment on a canvas; painted with thick brushstrokes
Usage: art/painting term; past participle used as adjective

Examples

• The artist created an impasted surface by applying multiple layers of oil paint.
• The impasted brushwork gave the portrait a bold, expressive quality.
• She preferred impasted techniques to achieve dramatic texture in her abstract paintings.
• The canvas showed impasted strokes of vibrant color throughout the composition.