A palette knife is described as?

• A. A brush with a flat shape
• B. A palette spoon
• C. A style of painting technique
• D. Tool with a blunt blade used for mixing and applying paint

Answer: (D)

A palette knife is a tool with a blunt blade used for mixing and applying paint. It’s not a brush, which uses bristles to transfer paint to the surface, nor a spoon or a painting technique. The blunt, often flexible blade lets you scoop colors, blend them on the palette, and lay or lift paint onto the canvas to build texture and impasto effects. Because the edge is blunt, you can create both smooth transitions and sharp, directional marks by changing pressure and angle, something brushes don’t replicate as readily. This versatility—mixing on the palette and applying paint with a blade—is what defines a palette knife.