how to use a painting knife?
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If you are a budding painter who want to add texture and details in your oil painting, then a painting knife is perfect for you. Many Indian artists swear by this technique to add texture and depth to their paintings.
As the name suggest, a painting knife is a knife like tool used for creating painting.
What is a Painting Knife?
A painting knife helps an artist achieve a number of effects like the sweeping strokes of with impasto painting style to more refined details by permitting an artist to add layers, textures and depth to a painting. More often than not, a painting knife is confused with a palette knife.
What it is used for?
Often, the terms ‘painting knife’ and ‘palette knife’ are considered interchangeable while describing the process of applying paint to a surface with a blade. Both, painting knife and palette knife are made up of wood, metal and plastic and are available in a range of blade shapes and sizes. While a palette knife is used to mix colors, a painting knife is used to create an actual painting.
Difference between a Painting Knife and Palette Knife
Both serve different purpose. So, if an artist wants to create textured oil paintings like some of the eminent Indian artists or International artists and add multiple layers of paints, then a painting knife is best suited for him.
Which One is better?
When buying a painting knife, consider its shape. Different shapes of the blade allow an artist to achieve different effects. So, do a little homework and choose the shape according to the effect that you want to create. Additionally, the style of holding a knife, its angle to the surface of painting, the amount of paint on the blade and the direction one pulls it on the surface gives an artist numerous options to play with colors and effects on canvas.
How to choose a painting knife?
• Surface• Paint Consistency
Points to Note before Starting Painting with Painting Knife
Before one starts to paint using a painting knife, it is important to ensure that the painting surface is firm. A firm surface will help prevent the paint from developing cracks as it dries.
Firm Surface
It must be noted that while painting with knives, one should mix colors on a palette ensuring that no such medium is added that will thin the paint. To work with knives, artists need the paint to be thick. Thick paint maintains its shape and stays where it is applied, enabling an artist to play with layers and textures.
Paint Consistency
• Wielding the Painting Knife• Cleaning the Painting Knife• Sgraffito • Scumbling
Some Other Key Points to Consider While Painting with Painting Knives
Once you are done with painting using a painting knife, give your painting ample time to dry. Once it is completely dry, you can either get it framed, hang on your living room wall or you can contact some online art galleries like Indian Art Ideas that will help you sell your artwork.
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