Category: Art Techniques

Practical guide to safe palette knife painting for kids: age-appropriate tools, step-by-step projects, materials, PPE, and classroom tips for tactile art & fun!

Explore palette knife shapes – straight, diamond, offset, spatula, trowel – and learn how each creates texture, marks and technique for oil and acrylic painting.

Learn how to create bold, textured palette knife paintings without brushes—materials, techniques, workflow, and tips for impasto, color mixing, and prep. Guide.

Decide between canvas or wood for palette-knife painting: learn surface prep, paint choices, techniques and archival tips for impasto, drying and durability now

A guide to cleaning and maintaining palette knives: stepwise cleaning, dried paint and rust removal, handle care, safe solvents and storage to extend tool life.

Master palette knife texture: layering, scraping, and impasto techniques with practical materials, stepwise methods, quick fixes and tips for tactile paintings.

Explore 10 beginner palette knife painting ideas with step-by-step tips, materials, techniques and troubleshooting to build texture, confidence and skill today.

Learn how to use palette knives with watercolor: pros, cons, tools, paper, techniques and tips for mixing, lifting, scraping and creating unique textures safely.

Best paints for palette knives: choose oils, alkyds, heavy-body and water-mixable oils or acrylics. Learn about viscosity, impasto, mediums, supports, pro tips.

Compare palette knives vs brushes: learn differences in material, handling, texture, and techniques plus when to use each to achieve your painting goals. & more.