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      Note how the texture differs from my other oil paintings.</i></td>
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Using a knife to apply paint to canvas is something that a few artists do a lot - some 
to the point of not using brushes. Others never use a knife for this purpose. 
Others use the knife this way on occasion for the effects it can produce. It is 
easier to lay clean color on top of existing wet paint with a knife than with a 
brush. A knife stroke looks different from a brush stroke, so if you do