Princeton Catalyst Mini Blades — Short Handle

Redefine your mark-making with Princeton's Catalyst™ Mini Blades. Engineered from flexible, food-safe silicone, these compact painting tools open up a world of texture and expression that traditional brushes simply can't achieve. Whether you're building impasto layers in acrylic, scraping back oils, or decorating with encaustics, Catalyst Mini Blades give you precise, tactile control in a short-handle format perfect for detail work.

Available Shapes

• No. 1 Flat — clean, straight edge for smooth application and sharp lines
• No. 2 Scraper — ideal for sgraffito, removing paint, and creating texture
• No. 4 Angle — angled tip for directional strokes and blending edges
• No. 5 Round — curved blade for organic marks and circular textures
• No. 6 Long — extended edge for sweeping strokes and large-area coverage

Why Artists Love Catalyst Tools

• Flexible silicone — responds to pressure for nuanced, expressive marks
• Heat-resistant to 450°F — safe for encaustics and heat-based techniques
• Solvent-resistant & dishwasher safe — easy to clean, built to last
• FDA-approved food-safe — doubles for cake decorating and food crafting
• Compatible with oils, acrylics, water-miscible oils, encaustics, plaster, clay & more

Drag a Catalyst blade through a thick layer of paint and watch ridges, peaks, and striations emerge with effortless control — textures that take your work from flat to dimensional. By Art Noise, your source for professional-grade painting tools.