A painting technique where paint is laid on an area of the surface thickly, usually thick enough that the brush or painting-knife strokes are visible. Paint can also be mixed right on the canvas. When dry, impasto provides texture; the paint appears to be coming out of the canvas.

The technique is commonly achieved with [[oil painting (medium)|oil]] or [[acrylic paint (medium)|acrylic paint]] due to their thicker consistency.

Can be synonymous with [[impressionism]], the difference being the depth of the paint

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Impasto":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impasto]
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