In English, the borrowed Italian word impasto most commonly refers to a technique used in painting, where paint's laid on an area of the surface (or the entire canvas) very thickly, usually thickly enough that the brush or painting-knife strokes are visible. Paint can also be mixed right on the canvas. When dry, impasto provides texture, the paint coming out of the canvas. The word "impasto"'s Italian in origin; in that language it means "dough" or "mixture"; the verb "impastare" translates va… (More on Impasto)