1. covered with too much paint; painted excessively or repeatedly

1. past tense and past participle of overpaint; to paint over something excessively or to apply too much paint to a surface

Examples

• The old house had overpainted walls that were peeling in several places.
• She overpainted the canvas so many times that the original sketch was completely hidden.
• The artist realized she had overpainted the background and lost the subtle details.
• The fence was overpainted with multiple coats, making it thick and uneven.
• He overpainted the portrait until the facial features became blurred and indistinct.
• The overpainted surface began to crack as the layers of paint dried unevenly.