In sculpture," plastic" refers to modeling (putting on) as opposed to carving (taking away) = glyptic. The "plastic arts" is a term referring to sculture, ceramics, and painting whereby objects are modeled or created by the putting on of material. The term "placticity" means the look or feeling of three dimensionality given to something. This applies to 2D paintings. One may say, "The artist modeled that well, it's very plastic." This means it looks like an object in the round. It gives the feeling of being a 3D object. It could be said that Dali showed great placticity in his work, for example. "Plasticity" can also refer to the qualities of a material to be used for molding or shaping. With all the sculptural additives for both acrylic and oil paints, this term can apply to them. It's very common for oil and acrylic painters to build up impasto on the surface or the painting using very "plastic" paint or paint with good "plasticity".
Ah, the ship painting. Yes, that is the painting of the "Bounty". Actually it is a painting of the, slightly enlarged, replica of the H.M.S. Bounty that was built for the movie, "Mutiny on the Bounty" in 1961 starring Marlin Brando. I met this ship out in the Atlantic while paddling my 12' kayak. I took some photos of the ship as it sailed past me. It was a pretty calm day and clear as a bell but I took the liberty to give her some wind and build up the seas. She looks better with a bit of heel don't you think?
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