Pastose

Quick meaning: Pastose is an adjective meaning Charged with paint or colour, especially if impastoed.

Meaning

Charged with paint or colour, especially if impastoed.

More Meanings

1. (of a penstroke, etc) Broad, and produced by light pressure, as if with a paintbrush.

Example Sentences

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.

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.

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[…]

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