painting knife

English

Noun

painting knife (plural painting knives)

  1. An artist's tool with a flexible steel blade with trowel-like tip, used to apply paint to the canvas.

Usage notes
  • Not the same as a palette knife, which has a straight wide blade and a rounded tip, better suited for mixing paints on the palette.
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