Käsitesivu
AAT-käsite: overpainting
Kohdetiedot
The application of paint over already dry areas of a painting. Can include the artist's own application of, for example, glazes and scumbles. In conservation, limited to later work, by a conservator, and distinguished from "inpainting," which refers the filling in of lost areas without covering original paint. For similar work done to cover damage or mask unwanted features and done not by conservators, use "retouching."
| distinguished from | inpainting |
| id | 300053403 |
| kuvaus | The application of paint over already dry areas of a painting. Can include the artist's own application of, for example, glazes and scumbles. In conservation, limited to later work, by a conservator, and distinguished from "inpainting," which refers the filling in of lost areas without covering original paint. For similar work done to cover damage or mask unwanted features and done not by conservators, use "retouching." |
| laajempi käsite | painting techniques by stage |
| nimi | overpainting |
| related to | alteration, repainting, retusointi |