Created by: alicebratis
Number of Blossarys: 5
English (EN) 
Impasto is the texture created in a paint surface by the movement of the brush. Impasto usually implies thick, heavy brushwork, but the term also refers to the crisp, delicate textures found in ...
Imprimatura is an initial stain of oil colour painted on a white ground which provides you with a transparent toned ground. It is similar to a coloured ground but more transparent. It comes from the ...
Inpainting is a painting technique commonly used by conservators to unify a painting that has suffered paint loss and refers to paint applied over damaged areas only.
Mass Tone is the undiluted colour of a pigment or paint when it's in a large blob. Also known as mass colour.
Plein air is a painting created outside rather than in a studio. The term comes from the French 'en plein air' meaning 'in the open air'.
Oiling out – is when you paint a very thin coat of medium over the painting to bring the colours back to how they looked when you first painted them. Depending on the absorbency of the canvas, the ...
Pigment is the substance or powder that makes up the color of a paint. Pigments are either organic (carbon based) or inorganic (mineral based).
