# Artistical terminologie question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artistical-terminologie-question/445391>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 15, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artistical-terminologie-question/445391 "2008-04-15T03:04:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artistical-terminologie-question/445391/1 "2008-04-15T03:04:48Z")

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In painting, what’s that technique called when you pile on the oil paint fairly heavy and the built-up paint (and your brushstrokes in it) adds to the effect? I’m pretty sure it’s not “antipasto”, but it’s something like that…

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**Author:** ![jovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jovan)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artistical-terminologie-question/445391/2 "2008-04-15T03:27:06Z")

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Impasto.

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**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artistical-terminologie-question/445391/3 "2008-04-15T03:51:01Z")

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Ah. Thanks!