thick paint
Gloppy artist's medium
Thick paint refers to paint with a heavy, viscous consistency that holds texture and brushstrokes rather than flowing smoothly.
Artists use thick paint for impasto techniques, building up layers that create three-dimensional surface effects: She applied thick paint with a palette knife for dramatic texture.
The term contrasts with thinned or wash-like applications.
- impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
- wet on wetPainting into fresh paint
- textureSurface tactile quality
- gloppyUnpleasantly thick and sticky
- brushstrokeMark left by painter's tool
chunky texture · palette knife · layered · built up layers · viscous · buttery · smear · daub · clumpy · blob · heavy · opaque · goopy · slather · encaustic · buildup · tactile · canvas
- ExpressionismEdvard Munch, The Scream, Der Blaue Reiter, German Expressionism, woodcuts
- painting techniquesimpasto, glazing, dry brushing, drybrush, stippling
- brushworkbrushwork, strokes, bold strokes, gestural, impasto
- Post-ImpressionismVincent van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, Seurat, pointillism