The Power of IMPASTO: Elevate Your Impressionist Paintings

Discover the captivating technique of impasto painting—a technique that has the power to transform your painting. I explore why incorporating impasto into your Impressionist-style paintings can take your work to new heights.

Unveiling Impasto: Discover the essence of impasto—a technique that adds texture and depth to your canvas like never before. Impasto isn't just a technique, but a way of unlocking your full creative potential.

Artists Embracing Impasto: Explore the works of renowned artists who have embraced impasto to create visually stunning and emotionally charged masterpieces.

Personal Impasto Journey: I share personal examples of how I integrate impasto into my own work.

The Fear Factor: Understand why beginners often shy away from impasto and learn how to overcome the common fears that hinder artists from exploring this powerful technique.

Elevate Your Artistry: Impasto can revolutionize your painting process. Learn why impasto isn't just an option—it's an essential tool for taking your art to the next level.

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[yeshuaiscomingbackrepent]

🖌️🎨 Impasto is awesome! I love texture so I use it in MOST of my painting. Acrylic, oil, and believe it or not WATERCOLOR! I found Golden's watercolor ground that gives TEXTURE to watercolor painting and I used the entire jar! I rarely paint without impasto in some form or another. Oil over acrylic is great! I actually FIXED an acrylic painting of a horse head that I considered tossing. I used Sennelier oil paint sticks on the painting and now it's one of my FAVORITES! If anyone has never used impasto I agree with you ..JUST DO IT! 😁

[janinem]

Texture makes a painting interesting and naturally adds shadow and depth. Life is in 3-D! "Thick and juicy paint" 🙂

[natalykenny]

Yes to impasto! I was afraid to use it before, but nowadays I'm much braver thanks to your courses! Thank you, Malcolm !❤

[СашиныРазговорчики]

Thank you very much for this short yet concise lesson!

[trentriver]

That's pretty much all I do - love doing impasto!

[fatearther]

Thanks, very informative and comprehensive 😊

[ruthconnell]

Thank you, this was very clear as well as motivational. Impasto will be new for me, thanks!

[Sheena]

Thank you once again Malcolm for your encouraging videos. Always look forward to them. Impasto here I come! 😘

[artwithmycoffee]

Nice video. I have been using this more and more over the past many months, and I love it! It is difficult to change what you’ve been doing, but it is worth the effort. Impasto really does add to the interest and energy of a painting.

[Twiddle_things]

As much as I love digital art, it does have its drawbacks. Sure a robust program specifically made for painting can mimic the look of say impasto, but it'll never be the same. You'll never look around and see as the shadows shift. There's something so therapeutic about laying down dollops of colour and seeing them form a real painting in real time 😊 excellent video

[paulaverger]

I love watching you paint. I look forward to more full painting demos. I’ve started using impasto since watching you paint and I love it. I paint with more freedom and joy. Thank you!

[sarahkrank]

You've convinced me - I'll give it a try! One question. I've never varnished a work before. How does varnish work with impasto? I'd like to varnish a 7 year dry work by my mom but in several places the paint is about an 1/8th inch thick and I don't want the varnish to pool. I believe a good varnish will protect it from dirt and UV rays. Will I have a problem? Thanks for your encouragement. I know you're right and impasto IS missing from my paintings!

[lazarenwaleri]

Thank you, brother, you open my eyes.I'll drink to you.

[juliegriffiths]

I had forgotten all about impasto, I will give this a go. Thank you again.

[JNParker]

Ooo thanks - I have a painting I'm working on informed from your examples and lessons, and it was definitely missing something. I keep looking at it and thinking What Is Missing? Now I know. Back at it this afternoon.

[donmorrissey]

I really value your painting tips. You have taught me loads and thanks to you and another artist I watch sometimes named Turner Vinson, I'm hooked on impasto. I find it so much more rewarding and exciting to what I was doing, which was realism.

[kathleendanford]

Now don’t laugh. I just migrated to this process without knowing what it was called yes an art student for years. Used acrylic and gel medium. Some I added sterilized fine sand too. Still reaching for as you say just the right amount and to loosing up a bit in my creative process . I been away so long that I have forgotten all the tricks to painting . Believe it I did not get any hands on experience applying mix medium until I took science illustration courses . How to incorporate water colors and color pencil and caulk . To create realistic illustrations . I look forward to viewing your instructional videos to see what I missed through out my college years as I do believe even though one thinks that art is stagnant that the tools to apply it has changed over the years. My last frontier experiment was to take fractal computer art and reinterpret to water color paintings . Needless to say it tickled my studio professor to no end. The student art body was in an artist rebellion against computers taking their art career away so I showed them it can work both ways.

[dinah]

Thank you, I am new to impasto. I am following an Australian artist and he is only work with impasto.

[justua]

I found a canvas that seems to be old . it is an impasto style painting of still life flowers in a vase . the back of canvas has russia letters printed on it after looking for the signature of the artist the only signature that is very identical is of a Dutch artist call (herman van swanevelt) signature looks like hvs over each other 92 and a period. however when looking into the artist his work is featured in museum and the paintings I've seen aren't impasto style and don't look like the canvas I have. I know it's a old canvas . by any chance are you familiar with the artist herman van swanevelt and any artwork of his called autumn bouquet? does he do impasto either way enjoy the video and the information 👍

[LarryJordan-bzvo]

When trying impasto, can you talk about how long to allow the layers to dry before applying thicker layers?