 ##  [Impasto](/impasto) 

  ##  [Impasto](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/impasto-0) 

  
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**Humanities &amp; Arts Dictionary**

 
Definition

A painting technique in which pigment (typically oil or heavy‑body acrylic) is applied in a thick, pasty layer so that brushstrokes or palette‑knife marks remain visible and produce a raised surface relief that modifies how light and shadow interact with the painted plane.