spatula work

[vsterblitch]

Would it be possible to get some information as to the best procedure when working with a spatula (palette knife) I find this work extremely interesting but have found no reference to it. Thank you in advance.

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VSterblitch

[yakobi]

I love paint w/ palette knife. In general I think you should go for the best quality and widest variety of shapes you can find. The straight bladed ones (w/o the offset between the handle and the blade) are best for mixing. The offset ones are the actual painting ones.

When I started I really thought you had to lay it on thick, but have since learned you can lay it on in any thickness of layer.

Pallette knife paintings are a great way to loosen up and really get some interesting values & textures.

Hope your'e having fun in the Southern hemisphere.

[tamiboo]

I find that the pallette knife is something that takes practice. The first one I did I hated doing it but something kept me trying and practicing. Now I love the effect so much more than the ones I get with just a brush. If you have been painting you already have all the basics you need, you just need to practice with different sizes and find those that work best for you.
That is the way I approached the pallette knife.

[gnu]

Hi VS..I paint mostly with a palette knife now..I find I use small ones monstly for the actual painting, a rounded diamond shped one is my favourite. I also find a very small pointed diamond one good for sharp shapes. I would use a large shaped one for more abstract application on the canvas,(a non-cranked handled knife) and a cranked handled one for large blocking in stage.
I found that using a knife came very naturally tro me and I can get detail and wonderful spontaneous colour mixes on the canvas.
Did some searches under knife on the forum(s) in your specified mediums to obtain some more info/discussion on this.
Gill

[Gilberte]

haha ..... I hope VSterblitch still needs the info on the use of knives ... after he asked the question 5 years ago .

[Tamana]

LOL! I'm thinking of that one forum lurker that pulls threads up years after the fact....

[BrianWarner]

Hi VSterblitch. I find the best method for me is to smooth some of the colour I wish to use very thinly on the pallet with the flat of the knife, and then cut into this with the knife to get just a small roll of paint on the knife edge. The amount can be varied to get the effect or size of area you are trying to cover. Marbled colours can be also picked up in this way. I use the knife all the time for mountains and ice and snow effects. Cheap knives can be cut with scissors to the size you need for smaller edges. As with any other technique new to you, practice is the answer.

[gnu]

heehee,,that IS funny!!

[vsterblitch]

Gilberte,

It´s never too late to learn something but I only read the answers to my post last week. I did not know I had any... ain't I clever? (Am I not?) I always saw my PMs when I opened the home page and never thought there were any others.
Rosic has just helped me out to a new thread "Any waterfall painters out there?" and now...I know where to look for the answers. Hurray !
Vera

Originally Posted by Gilberte

haha ..... I hope VSterblitch still needs the info on the use of knives ... after he asked the question 5 years ago .

[vsterblitch]

Originally Posted by Tamana

LOL! I'm thinking of that one forum lurker that pulls threads up years after the fact....

Hello Tammy,

You can say that about me... I´m apologizing to all the painters that answered my post and I never found the answers, but I did look for them.

I have started a new thread and now I know where to find all the answers.

Vera

[Enchanted]

Originally Posted by vsterblitch

Hello Tammy,

You can say that about me... I´m apologizing to all the painters that answered my post and I never found the answers, but I did look for them.

I have started a new thread and now I know where to find all the answers.

Vera

Speaking of "old posts" here is an "old article" from the Articles ArchiveL

Knife Painting Demonstration

[prairie painter]

ROFL!! this is just too funny. I actually signed up with WC way back when it was a baby website, but then managed to forget my screenname & password, & reenrolled with my current one. funny to think that could still be pulled up!