1. to apply paint or pigment thickly to a surface, especially in painting
Usage: art/painting term; often used in the context of oil painting or fine art

Examples

• The artist chose to impaste the canvas with bold, textured brushstrokes.
• She impasted thick layers of color to create depth in the portrait.
• The painter impasted the foreground while keeping the background more subtle.
• By impasting the paint, he achieved a three-dimensional quality on the flat surface.