overpainting

Verb

overpaint (third-person singular simple present overpaints, present participle overpainting, simple past and past participle overpainted)

1. To color or describe too strongly.
   • OK, you've painted me a picture well enough; you don't need to overpaint it.
2. To apply the final layers of paint over underpainting.
3. To paint over (something).
   • This antique chair's inlays have been overpainted, but we can restore its finish.
4. To paint too much: with too thick a coating of paint.
   • This antique chair has been overpainted to the point that you can't discern the carved details.
5. To erase by drawing graphics over the top.