Not just for mixing paint—knives made their mark on art history. Centuries ago, ancient artists used hot spatulas and carving tools for encaustics. Renaissance painters turned to spatulas and scrapers for prepping canvases and pigments—not yet for painting. That changed in the 1600s. Rembrandt and Goya began applying paint directly with knives. Then Courbet pushed the technique into bold, textured territory—far from the French Academy’s smooth ideals. Modern knives? Offset for control, designed for everything from razor-thin lines to sculptural impasto. Today’s versions even come in silicone and plastic for mixed-media freedom. 🧑‍🎨 Presentation by Mazi from our Merchandising Team 🫶🏽 Special thanks to artists @scott.l.maier, @ryankindsethart, & @josh.candraw whose work we included here 🎥 Filmed at Blick Studios in Chicago, Illinois #PaletteKnifePainting #ArtHistoryFacts #StudioTools #AcrylicPainting #OilPainting