Palette knife impasto painting of
Theme
. Thick, sculptural paint applied with knives; bold edges and ridged strokes. Wet-on-wet alla prima with loaded passes, scraping, scumbling, and sgraffito revealing underlayers. Three-quarter composition on a square canvas; main subject placed on a rule-of-thirds focal point; tight crop; background reduced to broad scraped planes that push the subject forward. Lighting: Lighting Mood to graze the surface and cast tiny relief shadows across the impasto. Color: limited palette - Color Palette, strong warm-cool interplay, decisive value separations, near‑white knife highlights at peak ridges. Texture is paramount: beveled knife edges, broken color, drag marks, and subtle canvas tooth in exposed areas. Render with high detail, crisp contours, micro-contrast on paint relief, softly subdued distant planes.
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