impasto

[ im-pas-toh, -pah-stoh ]

/ ɪmˈpæs toʊ, -ˈpɑ stoʊ /

the laying on of paint thickly.

the paint so laid on.

enamel or slip applied to a ceramic object to form a decoration in low relief.

Origin of impasto

1775–85; < Italian, noun derivative of impastare to impaste

His colors are darker, his impasto is thicker, and his brushstrokes are quick and imperfect.

Did Monet Invent Abstract Art? |Rachel Wolff |March 4, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
It is specially noticeable for the thick body (impasto) in which it is applied, so as very often to stand out in visible relief.

Illuminated Manuscripts in Classical and Mediaeval Times |J. Henry Middleton
His brush knew one stroke only—his impasto was laid on at once.

Franz Hals |Edgcumbe Staley
"Before the Dawn" has some of Chadwick's best work; it is especially marked by a daring harmonic—you might say—impasto.

Contemporary American Composers |Rupert Hughes

His color is rich and silvery in tone; his impasto fine, and he gives the details with great truth and finish.

The Standard Galleries - Holland |Esther Singleton
In a photograph you are not disturbed by colour, or by impasto.

Masques & Phases |Robert Ross

impasto

/ (ɪmˈpæstəʊ) /

paint applied thickly, so that brush and palette knife marks are evident

the technique of applying paint in this way

C18: from Italian, from impastare; see impaste