Get up close, and you will see swirls of separate colours.
Other key techniques used by Impressionists include using bright colours, without using black or brown for shadows. Impressionist painters would often apply colours unmixed to the canvas. This creates a vibrant effect on the surface, leaving the viewer to optically mix colours and tones. When you step away from the canvas, colours appear to blend together. Get up close, and you will see swirls of separate colours.