{"id":1982,"date":"2019-11-26T14:32:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T14:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1982"},"modified":"2019-11-26T14:32:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T14:32:10","slug":"palette-knives-and-painting-knives-the-subtle-differences-by-hannah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/2019\/11\/26\/palette-knives-and-painting-knives-the-subtle-differences-by-hannah\/","title":{"rendered":"Palette knives and painting knives – the subtle differences explained by Hannah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Palette knives and painting knives are very similar and can be used for mixing paint or applying paint to a canvas, however there are some subtle differences between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A palette knife will generally have a straight handle or one with a very small bend in and is ideal for mixing paint on a palette or plate so you can effectively mix your colours and scrape paint off your palette. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A painting knife will have a larger bend in the handle to\nallow the artist to comfortable hold the knife when applying paint to a board\nof canvas and ensuring that their knuckles do not get in the way and smudge any\nof the paint already laid down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palette knives often come with a metal end which allows for\nmore freedom of movement with the knife blade and you will find the blade has\nmore of a spring to it. You can purchase inexpensive plastic knives but they\nmay not work as effectively for you depending on the techniques you are using\nand the effect you want to achieve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To effectively use a palette knife thick paint is desired (a\nheavy body acrylic or an oil paint) so that the paint can hold its shape when\nmoved about with the knife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Large knives with a long, flat side (number 30) are great\nfor laying on large areas of paint and getting smooth, flat areas of colour.\nYou can use the slightly pointed end to add a bit of texture into the paint.\nUsing this knife on the side would also allow you to add in straight lines for\ninstance to indicate trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A knife such as number 62 would be great for mixing paint on\na palette and then applying to your canvas after, it has a good sized blade\nwith a wider end that means you can mix paint easily and then apply paint,\nusing the pointed end for finer details. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smaller knives (number 41) are great for adding in fine\ndetails and texture in your painting. They may not be as ideal for mixing\ncolours as the blades are very small and these would definitely not work so\nwell for applying large areas of paint onto a canvas, again due to the size of\nthe blade.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which palette or painting knife will suit you best is\npartially down to personal preference, if you are wanting to cover larger\nsurface areas then go for a larger knife with a long flat side, if you want to\nget texture and fine detail into your painting use a smaller knife, however\nmany of the knives will have multiple uses and effects you can achieve with\nthem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feel free to pop into one of our stores and have a test of\nthe wonderful spring the RGM palette knives have in their blades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Palette knives and painting knives are very similar and can be used for mixing paint or applying paint to a canvas, however there are some subtle differences between the two. A palette knife will generally have a straight handle or one with a very small bend in and is ideal for mixing paint on a … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-guides"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/palette-knife-3-rotated-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tindalls.co.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}