Artist Palette Knives, 5 Sizes

A set of 5 differently sized palette knives for mixing colour and applying paint with texture.

• Set of 5 palette knives in varied blade shapes and sizes
• Flexible steel blades for spreading, blending and scraping paint
• Suited to acrylic and oil painting techniques
• Different sizes let you move between broad strokes and fine detail
• Also useful for mixing colour directly on the palette before applying
• Comfortable handles designed for a firm, controlled grip

Palette knives open up a different way of painting altogether, letting you build up thick, textured strokes that a brush cannot replicate, while also making quick work of mixing paint on your palette without muddying your brushes. Having five sizes in one set means you can go from broad background strokes to fine detail edges without changing tools mid-painting.

The flexible steel blades flex slightly under pressure, which helps you drag, scrape, and layer paint to build up impasto texture, a technique that is especially popular in acrylic and oil work for skies, water, and abstract backgrounds. Smaller blades in the set are handy for precise edges and small detail areas, while the larger ones cover broad strokes quickly.

A useful set for acrylic and oil painters looking to add texture and impasto techniques to their work, and a good introduction to knife painting for those who have only used brushes so far and want to experiment with a different mark-making style.