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# impasto

noun (impasto — uncountable)

«impasto» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(art) A way of painting with very thick paint, so that the brush or knife marks stand up from the surface. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impasto/#m1)

### In the lessons

In art lessons on painters and techniques: Van Gogh used impasto in The Starry Night and Sunflowers. Phrases: impasto technique, thick impasto.

### Examples

- Van Gogh used impasto, so his paintings look bumpy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impasto/#x1)
- We tried impasto with a palette knife in art class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impasto/#x2)
- The impasto makes the sunflowers look 3D. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impasto/#x3)
- Impasto takes a long time to dry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impasto/#x4)
- You can see the brushstrokes in the impasto. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impasto/#x5)
- Add flour to poster paint for a pretend impasto. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impasto/#x6)

### Note

An Italian word, say im-PAS-toe. Uncountable. Opposite style: smooth, flat glazing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «impasto» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impasto/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«impasto» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/impasto.html) on Mova free.