Learning Art Photography » How http://www.sapws.org Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:53:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 How To Use Impasto Painting Techniques To Add Emotion And Depth http://www.sapws.org/how-to-use-impasto-painting-techniques-to-add-emotion-and-depth http://www.sapws.org/how-to-use-impasto-painting-techniques-to-add-emotion-and-depth#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:27:50 +0000 admin http://www.sapws.org/?p=24 The impasto painting technique involves varying the thickness and texture of paint on the canvas. 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. The painting surface needs to be somewhat rigid and non porous.

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