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Impasto: 1. Thick application of pigment. 2. The pigment so applied. 3. The surface of the paint; any thick or well brush marked paint.

Relief: The apparent or actual (impasto, collage) projection of three-dimensional forms.

Oil-Painting: This technique was not suddenly invented; the story that accredits its invention to the Van Eyck brothers is incorrect, although they did much to help the evolution of the new medium. Previo . . . View Full Definition

Beeswax: Has many uses in art, including: mixed with turpentine to make a wax polish for finishing oils, tempera and alkyds; mixed with varnish and turpentine to prepare a painting medium for oils; a . . . View Full Definition

Alkyds: These recently introduced colours act as an extension to oil-painting. They have a uniform speed of drying. They may be used for under-painting, and are excellent with glazing over dried-out . . . View Full Definition

Alla Prima: To paint a picture in one sitting, particularly applicable to oil-painting. The French use the term au premier coup. It is the wisest method where heavy impasto is to be used. The paintings . . . View Full Definition

Acrylics: Pigments dispersed with acrylic resin (synthetic resins made by polymerization of acrylic acid esters). A medium for painting introduced during the early 1960s. It offers considerable freedo . . . View Full Definition