“Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.”
― Jackson Pollock
Knife Paintings | Pallete knife art
Knife paintings as their name implies are painted using a painting knife to apply the paint on canvas. This method of painting can give a unique effects to the subject painted giving emphasis to its details.
Pallete knife art | Pallete knife paintings
The artists use knife painting tool to spread paint on canvas. Using different knife tools can produce different effects. The angle of the artists uses to hold the knife relevant to the canvas, the amount of paint used and the paint direction produced are all important for knife painters. . Knife Painting artists usually do not mix their paint sine they need it to be thick in order to avoid dropping from the surface applied. The canvas needs to be stretched while knife painting to avoid cracks on paint as it dries.
