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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IMPASTO

From Italian, from impastare.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPASTO

impasto  [ɪmˈpæstəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPASTO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impasto is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IMPASTO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Impasto

Impasto is a technique used in painting, where paint is laid on an area of the surface very thickly, usually thickly enough that the brush or painting-knife strokes are visible. Paint can also be mixed right on the canvas. When dry, impasto provides texture, the paint appears to be coming out of the canvas. The word impasto is Italian in origin; in that language it means "dough" or "mixture"; the verb "impastare" translates variously as "to knead", or "to paste". Italian usage of "impasto" includes both a painting and a potting technique. According to Webster's New World College Dictionary, the root noun of impasto is pasta, whose primary meaning in Italian is paste. Oil paint is most suitable to the impasto painting technique, due to its thickness and slow drying time. Acrylic paint can also be impastoed. Impasto is generally not possible in watercolour or tempera without the addition of thickening agent due to the inherent thinness of these media. An artist working in pastels can produce a limited impasto effect by pressing a soft pastel firmly against the paper. Impastoed paint serves several purposes.

Definition of impasto in the English dictionary

The definition of impasto in the dictionary is paint applied thickly, so that brush and palette knife marks are evident. Other definition of impasto is the technique of applying paint in this way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPASTO


antipasto
ˌæntɪˈpɑːstəʊ
aristo
ˈærɪstəʊ
basto
ˈbæstəʊ
bestow
bɪˈstəʊ
Bisto
ˈbɪstəʊ
Bristow
ˈbrɪstəʊ
Callisto
kəˈlɪstəʊ
Chepstow
ˈtʃɛpstəʊ
Christo
ˈkrɪstəʊ
giusto
ˈdʒuːstəʊ
gusto
ˈɡʌstəʊ
manifesto
ˌmænɪˈfɛstəʊ
Mephisto
məˈfɪstəʊ
mesto
ˈmɛstəʊ
pesto
ˈpɛstəʊ
presto
ˈprɛstəʊ
resto
ˈrɛstəʊ
sexto
ˈsɛkstəʊ
stow
stəʊ
Stowe
stəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPASTO

impassability
impassable
impassableness
impassably
impasse
impassibility
impassible
impassibleness
impassibly
impassion
impassioned
impassionedly
impassionedness
impassive
impassively
impassiveness
impassivity
impastation
impaste
impatience

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPASTO

according to
alto
Ariosto
auto
be a wake-up to
capo tasto
come home to
come to
come up to
Communist Manifesto
contrapposto
down to
due to
face up to
hey presto
in addition to
Pasto
photo
pou sto
to

Synonyms and antonyms of impasto in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «impasto» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPASTO

Find out the translation of impasto to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of impasto from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «impasto» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

厚涂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

empaste
570 millions of speakers

English

impasto
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

impasto
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

impasto
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

импасто
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impasto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

impastation
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

empâtement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Impian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pastos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

厚塗り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

임파 스토
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Impassion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

impasto
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

impastation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रतिष्ठा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

impastation
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impasto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

impasto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

імпасто
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Impasto
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

impasto
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

impasto
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

impastoen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

impasto
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impasto

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPASTO»

The term «impasto» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.930 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPASTO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «impasto» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «impasto» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about impasto

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPASTO»

Discover the use of impasto in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impasto and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Impasto
Discusses colors, paints, brushes, and palette knives, shows how to prepare textured grounds, and demonstrates how impasto can create atmospheric effects, express mood, and suggest depth
David Lyle Millard, 1987
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The New Artist's Manual: The Complete Guide to Painting and ...
You can also make expressive marks by scratching into the wet paint with a painting knife, the end of a brush handle, or any sharp tool. Glazing over impasto Once an impasted layer is completely dry, you can glaze over it, if desired, with a thin ...
Simon Jennings, 2006
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Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist
The word impasto refers to the parts of a painting that are raised above the normal surface texture of the canvas. Above is a detail of the painting Thermala, showing the impasto texture. The white strokes are made with thick paint at the end of ...
James Gurney, 2009
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A Roman Villa and a Late Roman Infant Cemetery: Excavation ...
Si differenziano, per il tipo di impasto, esclusivamente i campioni di anfora rientranti nei grup- pi VI e XIII, che trovano riscontro con i materiali derivanti dall' apparato vulcanico laziale. Catalogo Campioni Analizzati Campione 1 . Ceramica da ...
David Soren, Noelle Soren, 1999
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Digital Painting in Photoshop
Sealing the surface is essential to the longevity ofthe painting. A very thick application of paint is often called impasto. Van Gogh was a master of impasto painting. Close examination of his paintings can reveal much about the brushes he used, ...
Susan Ruddick Bloom, 2009
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Acrylic Painting: A Complete Guide
The consistency of the tube medium is even thicker than that of the tube paint, since the purpose of the gel is to thicken the paint for impasto painting and textural effects. Now squeeze out a gob of gel on your palette, next to the gobs of paint.
Wendon Blake, 1997
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The Art of Digital Photo Painting: Using Popular Software to ...
Using Impasto Brushes The Impasto Brush Variants are tricky, but valuable once you get the hang of them. Once brushed onto the painting, they leave a texture that is permanent that soft cloning from the original Clone source will not affect.
Marilyn Sholin, 2009
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Rembrandt
White impasto, jacket trimmings 2. Red impasto. cuff trimmings 1. Dark brown, right sleeve 2. Olive-brown background at top edge 3. Ground Early i. Rich, white impasto of illuminated wall 16305 2. Rich, thick black paint from tablecloth Late i.
David Bomford, National Gallery (Great Britain), 2006
9
Palaeohistoria 53/54 (2011/2012)
BM impasto; stones level 4, sector 2-3 XII 67 ?BM, ?BM3 and ?BR impasto: several very small bowls $25 XII, X111 68 impasto S26 X111 70 impasto: 1 fragment ?figulina stracotta; stones $27 71 ?BA or ?BM and BM impasto; 1 complete ...
P. A. J. Attema, E. Bolhuis, R. T. J. Cappers, 2012
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Around the Hearth: Caeretan Cylinder-stamped Braziers
Caeretan Impasto Ware: Iron Age and Orientalizing Impasto, otherwise known as coarse ware or earthenware, has a long tradition in the ancient Mediterranean world, and was the most commonly used ware in Italy during the Bronze Age and  ...
Lisa Pieraccini, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPASTO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impasto is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Existential Genius of Late Woody Allen
... his direction has brightened and turned brisk and clear—as if the oil paint's impasto had loosened to a translucent wash. The sheer delight of ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
2
Commerce Design Montreal awards celebrate the thoughtful design …
To test this vision, I head to Little Italy for dinner at one of Perron's designed spaces: L'Impasto, the relaxed but serious outpost of chef Michele ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
3
Steven Powers: Recent Work
At a macro level the rich impasto is an abstract and complex interweave of color and textures, while at a distance these details flatten out and ... «ArtfixDaily, Jul 15»
4
Revolutionary Dar3D Printing Technology Used by Startup 'Relief …
Artists call the technique 'Impasto,' and paint is laid on an area of a surface so thickly that the strokes of a brush or painter's knife become a ... «3DPrint.com, Jul 15»
5
Documentary brings color to the story of Impressionism's early …
... experience the brushwork of Claude Monet poplars, the impasto of Berthe Morisot tulips, the loving strokes on a Pierre-Auguste Renoir face. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
6
Daniel Burr, Featured ARTWALK Artist at The Lincoln Home
... and paper towels to create the luminescence and depth of thin gazes to the bold fresh tactile texture of impasto. “Nature remains my biggest ... «Boothbay Register, Jul 15»
7
What lies beneath... Entrance Way
Impasto technique creates a sea of translucent turquoise, far away and get-at-able. Colours "bump shoulders" the red, yellow, ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
Christian Dior Haute Couture Autumn-Winter 2015-2016
Here, the Flemish and the French influences come together in the dramatic, almost 'impasto' gestures of drapery and the concentration on ... «Be Global Fashion Network, Jul 15»
9
Local artist paints Chamorro culture
Her style is a blend of embossing, blotting and impasto. The thick acrylic paint creates lively rivets on the flat canvas. Park may paint in two ... «Pacific Daily News, Jul 15»
10
Art review: GoggleWorks artists put on a vibrant downtown show
Also of notice are the small impasto figure studies of Suzanne Fellows and the roughened drawings of Andy Kaucher. These pieces are facile ... «Reading Eagle, Jul 15»

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