Palette Knife Painting Course
Gain expertise in palette knife painting, covering everything from preparation to final varnish. Develop professional impasto methods, precise colour management, robust structural techniques, and presentation skills for galleries, ensuring your textured works feature vibrant colours, defined shapes, and enduring appeal that captivates viewers.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides a straightforward, hands-on process for crafting durable, textured paintings using palette knives from beginning to end. You'll discover how to select the right surfaces, paints, knives, and mediums, design colour schemes and compositions suited for impasto effects, layer paints without cracks or muddy results, manage edges and textures precisely, record your materials for gallery submissions, and confidently protect, store, and display your completed pieces.
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Develop skills
- Master professional impasto techniques: control knife strokes, layering, and pure colours.
- Build archival textures: select supports, mediums, and apply fat-over-lean principles.
- Design expressive textures: plan colours, compositions, and contrasts in paint thickness.
- Adopt conservation practices: avoid cracks, and handle storage, shipping, and insurance.
- Communicate for galleries: clearly present materials, risks, and your artist statement.
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