(idea) by jessicapierce Sun Feb 27 2000 at 7:50:47
A thick or lumpy application of paint, or deep brush marks (brushstrokes), as distinguished from a flat, smooth paint surface. May also refer to a thick application of pastel.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:19:16

Im*pas"to (?), n. [It. See Impaste.] Paint.

The thickness of the layer or body of pigment applied by the painter to his canvas with especial reference to the juxtaposition of different colors and tints in forming a harmonious whole.

Fairholt.

 

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