Palette knife

Tips for painting with a palette knife in the studio and outside in plein air

When you envision an artist working on a painting, you are probably envisioning him using a paintbrush. But you can also create beautiful works of art with spatulas. These tools are commonly used to mix colors, but they also work well as a single painting tool. And even beginners can use this technique, as spatula painting is great for making abstract art. If you are unfamiliar with this style of painting, you probably don't know it by name. Impasto painting, which refers to art sculpted...

"Idaho Waterfall"6x8 palette knife oil painting by Peggy Ann Thompson

Painting with a painting knife.

Halima Washington-Dixon | Ways I use my palette knife. If there are more short video ideas you have for me, please leave them in the comments… | Instagram

How to use palette knives and palette knife techniques to create stunning works of art!

😄【Excellent Blades】: The material of blades is stainless steel, good elasticity, can resist all wear and corrosion from any media including acrylics, you can use it long time. 😄【Friendly Handle】: Wood red brown handle, have an excellent hand feeling and works freely. The ergonomically designed handle adds increased comfort and grip to every application. 😄【Multi-Purpose Usage】: It is widely used in various painting such as Oil, Canvas, Acrylic and more. Not only create diverse painting…

There’s just something about globby oil paintings

This is today's fun experiment! It's called "Marigolds-n-the Mist", a 16" x 20" acrylic and modeling paste on Art Board. This is another one of those new style 3-D paintings, done entirely with a palette knife and a big old vet syringe. It has at the least a quarter of an inch raised texture on it!

Learn the difference between a painting knife vs palette knife and why it matters for your oil painting. HINT: it’s about flexibility.

In this post I discuss the different types of palette knives and how you can use them in your artwork