Meaning of pastose | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Charged with paint or colour, especially if impastoed.
2. Broad, and produced by light pressure, as if with a paintbrush.

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Examples

“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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