Ranger - Tim Holtz Distress Palette Knife

Tim Holtz Distress Palette Knife

Blend texture pastes and paints with flexible knives that clean fast

Texture paste behaves differently than paint, it needs tools that can push, scrape, and shape thick mediums without bending or breaking. These durable plastic knives handle the heavy consistency of grit-pastes and collage mediums while staying rigid enough for controlled application. The straight knife excels at mixing and transferring material, its firm edge perfect for scraping clean or creating sharp, defined edges in wet paste. The offset trowel keeps your knuckles clear of the surface, essential when working texture into tight spaces or building up dimensional effects without disturbing surrounding areas.

Both knives flex just enough to spread material smoothly across substrates but maintain enough stiffness to carve into wet mediums and create intentional texture patterns. Plastic construction means easy cleanup, dried paste peels off rather than bonding permanently like it does to metal. These tools pair naturally with the entire Distress medium range, from translucent paints to heavy-bodied texture pastes, giving you precise control over how much product you apply and how you manipulate it once it's down. Keep one knife dedicated to light colors and the other for darks to avoid unintentional tinting when working across multiple layers.

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