What Italian word refers to a painting technique where paint is laid onto the canvas so thickly that the brush or knife strokes are visible?
Impasto Impasto Impasto is a technique used in painting, where paint is laid on an area of the surface in very thick layers, 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 word "impasto" is Italian in origin; in which it means "dough" or "mixture"; the verb "impastare" translates to "to knead", or "to paste". Italian usage of "impasto" includes both a painting and a potting technique. According to Webster's "New World College Dictionary",
Painting knife Jean-Paul Riopelle. Painting knife A painting knife is an artist's tool with a flexible steel blade used to apply paint to the canvas. It has a pointed tip, lowered or "cranked" like a trowel, suited for painting on canvas. The blade can be of different lengths and shapes : triangular, rectangular or more diamond like. A painting knife is different from a palette knife which has a straight wide blade and a rounded tip, better suited for mixing paints on the palette. Famous knife painters are: Titian, John Constable, Bob Ross, Frans Hals, Rembrandt, Fragonard, Courbet, Nicolas de Staël, Marcelle