equipment [3]

Materials, instruments and accessories used to create a drawing or painting.

flat brush

Brush made from natural or synthetic bristles affixed to a handle and used mostly for oil painting on large surfaces.

brush

Natural or synthetic bristles attached to a handle, used for spreading paint, varnish or stain on a base.

fan brush

Brush used to achieve color gradations by blending colors that have already been applied to a canvas.

sumi-e brush

Brush made from natural bristles affixed to a bamboo handle and used for drawing with India ink.

reservoir-nib pen

Drawing instrument with a curved tip containing a small amount of ink.

palette knife

Instrument with a trowel-shaped blade used to mix colors and to spread them on and remove them from the canvas.

spatula

Instrument with a flat flexible blade used to mix colors, spread them on a canvas or scrape down the palette.