Impasto
Paint applied thickly enough for brush or palette-knife marks to remain physically visible.
Example
Move sideways relative to an impasto painting to see how raised paint catches the gallery light.
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Oil on canvas
A painting made with oil-bound pigments on a woven textile support.
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Broken colour
Separate touches of colour placed so the eye combines them rather than the painter fully mixing them on the palette.
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Glazing technique
The use of thin transparent paint layers to modify colour and create depth over underlying work.
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Plein-air painting
Painting outdoors in direct contact with the landscape, weather and changing light.
