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.