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Impasto uses thick paint to make texture part of the image.
Impasto is paint applied thickly enough for ridges and marks to remain visible. The paint is doing two jobs: creating an image and forming a physical surface. Light can catch raised marks differently as the viewing angle changes.
This differs from painting an illusion of texture on a smooth surface. An artist might suggest rough fabric with fine marks or build real ridges into the paint itself. Looking for that distinction changes how you read a reproduction and what you seek in the original.
A raised stroke of light paint can make a highlight physically project from a portrait’s surface.
A flat photograph may hide or exaggerate surface effects depending on its lighting.
Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning — 2. The Structure of Art
Pamela J. Sachant, Peggy Blood, Jeffery LeMieux, Rita Tekippe · University of North Georgia Press
CC BY-SA 4.0. Rewritten as a self-contained explanation; the example and reflection are Vakataka additions. Written and edited with AI assistance. No source images reproduced.
Source edition: Retrieved 2026-09-26
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