overpainted
Covered with paint
Overpainted describes something that has been painted over, either to cover previous work or to apply too much paint.
In art restoration, an overpainted area is where later additions obscure the original: The conservator removed overpainted sections to reveal the artist's true intentions.
More generally, overpainted suggests excess—too many coats, too heavy a hand: The overpainted trim lost all its detail.
Prior image resurfacing
- palimpsestReused writing surface, traces remain
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
impasto · glaze · texture · pigment · oil · acrylic · underpainting · composition
Damaging an appearance
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- spraypaintPressurized pigment in cans
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- damageHarm or impairment
desecration · disfigurement · obscured · ruined · destroyed · blemished · marred · scrawled
Clumsy and oppressive
- overworkedLaboring beyond healthy limits
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- clutteredCrowded with disorder
muddy · obscured · lost · smothered · buried · thick · caked · opaque
Post-capture image enhancement
- inpaintingReconstructing missing image regions
- touch-upMinor cosmetic correction
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- varnishLiquid that dries glossy
cleaning · preservation · authenticity · reversibility · documentation · archival · curatorial · stabilization
pentimento
Prior image resurfacing
- palimpsestReused writing surface, traces remain
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
brushwork · impasto · glaze · texture · pigment · oil · acrylic · underpainting · composition · chiaroscuro
defacement
Damaging an appearance
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- spraypaintPressurized pigment in cans
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
damage · desecration · disfigurement · obscured · ruined · destroyed · blemished · marred · scrawled · smeared
heavy-handed
Clumsy and oppressive
- overworkedLaboring beyond healthy limits
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
cluttered · muddy · obscured · lost · smothered · buried · thick · caked · opaque · obliterated
retouching
Post-capture image enhancement
- inpaintingReconstructing missing image regions
- touch-upMinor cosmetic correction
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
varnish · cleaning · preservation · authenticity · reversibility · documentation · archival · curatorial · stabilization · treatment
overpaintedunderpainting
Preliminary painted foundation
original · base layer · first layer · underlayer · base coat