Impasto

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Art Technique

Understand 'impasto' as a method artists use to add texture and depth to paintings.

She admired the impasto, feeling the ridges formed by the painter's knife.

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Visible Strokes

'Impasto' means you can often see the tool marks left on the painting, like brushstrokes.

The impasto created a sense of movement with the visible brush strokes.

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Thick Application

The paint is applied very thickly in 'impasto', sometimes straight from the tube.

In his impasto work, the artist's thick use of paint gave a 3D effect.