Impasto Painting
Techniques For Adding Depth
And Emotion
The impasto painting technique involves varying the
thickness and texture of paint on the canvas. This results
in paintings that offer an exciting emotional response that
is quite different from artwork with a more uniform
application of paint. If well done, the subject of a piece
of art will almost appear to leap out of its frame.
Some of the old Masters like Rembrandt and Hals,
employed impasto techniques to selectively add depth and
emphasis to specific areas of a painting such as the folds
in clothing or wrinkles in skin. Monet used a widely
variable thickness of paint to increase excitement and
therefore hold and direct the eye of the observer. Van
Gough utilized these techniques to evoke certain
emotions.
Oil and acrylic paints dominate impasto for the simple
reason that straight out of the tube they are already very
thick. Their viscosity naturally allows the paint to stand
out from the surface. Simply put, the more paint applied
the more it raises off the canvas. Other types of paints
like watercolors can be used but require a thickening
agent.
The painting surface needs to be somewhat rigid and non
porous. If traditional canvas is used then it must be
tightly stretched on its wood frame and coated with several
layers of Gesso or toned thoroughly with oil paint. Since
any stretching or bending of the surface can cause the
paint to eventually crack, an extremely rigid Masonite
board is often used.
Because creating texture is the name of the game with
impasto painting techniques, it is necessary for the artist
to develop many different stroke styles. Also a wide range
of brushes and knives are employed for unique effects. Some
painters have been known to raid the kitchen for utensils
that may yield unusual textures.
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About The Instructor Gayle
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Gayle was born into a family of artists and knew from
the young age of five years old that she wanted to draw.
This award winning artist was formally educated
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