What does pastose mean?
Pastose means Charged with paint or colour, especially if impastoed..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Charged with paint or colour, especially if impastoed..
Christ's gesturing but rather shapeless hand is painted thinly in brown, wet-in-wet over the more pastose light paint of the architecture. The child's head is summarily indicated in thin brownish paint, with a pinkish touch to indicate[…]
But in the (mainly light) passages executed in pastose paint they are much more primitive in quality and cruder in execution than one would expect of Rembrandt. Compare the two paintings, for example, with the equally small Abraham and[…]
Pastose writing [:] Literally, the word means “full of paint” and indicates a thick line of writing softly applied as if by a brush. It refers to simulated heavy pressure through the use of a broad nib lightly used.
Pastose writing is produced by those who are physically oriented and very much in tune with their senses. ... The scent of a rose might drive a pastose writer wild, or the sound of the birds singing early in the morning.
In general, the pastose stroke is broad, such as that produced with a paintbrush. People who choose broad felt-tipped pens are more likely to produce pastose strokes. They choose such a pen because it reflects an inner wish to create[…]
Roman (1952) discusses the phenomenon of pastose script, writing: an ink saturated, pastose ductus produces an effect of warmth and color, and has a sensuous appeal. This is borne out by an analogous reaction quite commonly obtained in[…]
Because the pastose stroke is produced without pressure and is made by a long hold on the pen (further back on the barrel), it suggests someone who wants to enjoy creature comforts without expending a lot of energy to get them.
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Pastose means Charged with paint or colour, especially if impastoed..
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Christ's gesturing but rather shapeless hand is painted thinly in brown, wet-in-wet over the more pastose light paint of the architecture. The child's head is summarily indicated in thin brownish paint, with a pinkish touch to indicate[…]
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