Unfortunately, the texture of impasto paintings makes them rather difficult to store, conserve, and restore. Oil paint notoriously takes a long time to dry, and with every extra millimeter of ...

This creates an artwork that has a rough texture as well as a raised surface. Applying thick areas of paint on a canvas like this is known as impasto. This layered, thick paint creates a visual ...

This layered, thick paint creates a visual effect that ... Claude Monet used the impasto technique to describe the texture and light of his subjects. In his series of paintings of Rouen Cathedral ...