Definition
impasting
verb
- applying paint or pigment thickly to a surface, especially in painting, so that brushstrokes or palette-knife marks are visible
Usage: art/painting technique; present participle of 'impaste'
Examples
- The artist was impasting bold strokes of color across the canvas.
- By impasting the paint, she created a textured, three-dimensional effect.
- The technique of impasting allows viewers to see the artist's hand in every mark.
- He preferred impasting to glazing for its dramatic visual impact.
- The painting's surface showed evidence of vigorous impasting with a palette knife.