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Painting knives

A painting knife is an artist's tool with a flexible steel blade used to apply and manipulate paint directly on the canvas. They are manufactured in a variety of styles and sizes. Blades can be long and thin, triangular, rectangular or diamond shaped. Handles are either straight or offset like a trowel.

A painting knife differs from a palette knife which is used for mixing paint on a pallet, sheet of glass or slab. Their slender and limber blades usually have either a tapered or rounded tip. Tangs are straight or angled to keep fingers from touching the paint.

Mixing paints on the palette
Painting knife
Still life painted with painting knife

Knife painters

Famous knife painters are: Titian, John Constable, Bill Alexander, Bob Ross, Frans Hals, Rembrandt, Fragonard, Courbet, Nicolas de Staël, Marcelle Ferron, and Jean-Paul Riopelle.

See also

Knives and daggers
Kitchen and
table knives
Other knives
Daggers
Manufacturers
Knifemakers
Associations

References

  1. ^ "Mayer, Ralph. "The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques." London: Faber, 1991. p 546".
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