You could almost say impasto is a type of sculpture-but for painters. Many times those brush strokes are actually more important than the subject matter itself.

Using an impasto technique often leaves visible brush strokes in the finished painting. What is impasto? Impasto is an art term used to describe thickly textured paint that is almost three-dimensional in appearance. Before you get started, make sure you know how to repair drywall so you can clean up any nicks in the walls.By admin in Art Tutorials > Painting Tutorials Remove light switch and outlet covers and apply painter’s tape to protect outlets and switches from paint drips. If you dare (or have an artist’s steady hand), you can skip taping entirely. “Getting a good seal so paint doesn’t get under the tape is everything, plus it will pull away clean after everything is dry,” Colaneri and Carrino say. Grab a roll of painter’s tape-the cousins recommend FrogTape-and firmly apply it to the edges of the room’s corners, base and crown moldings, and door and window casings, using a putty knife to seal if needed. “Don’t skip the drop cloth-paint will splatter, we promise,” say New Jersey contractors-and cousins- John Colaneri and Anthony Carrino, the stars of the HGTV series Cousins Undercover and Kitchen Cousins as well as The Build Up and Grand Design on Ellen DeGeneres’s Ellentube. Cover the pieces with a drop cloth or lightweight plastic sheeting and do the same with the floor, as well as any cabinetry or countertops that might be in danger of excess splatter. If you don’t have enough space to relocate everything you own, push it all to the center of the room. You don’t want to damage your favorite sofa or that heirloom Grandma gave you, so empty the room of all the furniture.

Photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images 5. Calculate the correct amount of paint you’ll need to spare yourself trips back to the store and wasted paint.

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