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Impasto

usgb/ɪmˈpæstəʊ/Volume
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Understand 'impasto' as a method artists use to add texture and depth to paintings. SlideShe admired the impasto, feeling the ridges formed by the painter's knife.
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'Impasto' means you can often see the tool marks left on the painting, like brushstrokes. SlideThe impasto created a sense of movement with the visible brush strokes.
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The paint is applied very thickly in 'impasto', sometimes straight from the tube. SlideIn his impasto work, the artist's thick use of paint gave a 3D effect.
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