Instead of using paper towels, use cellulose dish cloth (also known as swedish dishcloth or spongecloth). It will last much much longer than the paper towel, it's just about as cheap, and it's less waste overall!
I have been using the huge Ferrero Rocher chocolate plastic box as wet palette for eighteen years. The paints can easily last more than a week with the lid closed. Only decided to get an Army Painter wet palette recently.
You’re an absolute king. Thanks for all of the helpful tips! I’m fresh into painting minis, and you’ve definitely made it less intimidating with your tutorials.
I had a homemade pallet using takeout chinese food plastic tray and lid. I got a masterson wet pallet last year and I'm still using the original sponge, the parchment paper does not deteriorate at all, lasts weeks!!!
Homemade is great. I used one for quite a while! The Mastersons is another great option for not too much money and you don't have to use the sponge but the sponge can be thrown in the laundry machine and then line dried to clean it.
For those of us that don’t really have parchment paper in our countries, baking paper is more or less the same thing and pretty much costs the same. Just head down to your local grocery store, grab some baking paper and some plastic containers and paper towel and bob’s your uncle and fanny’s your aunt.
I live somewhere "really hot" lol And yeah, my wet palette still dries out pretty fast. I've been experimenting with something new. Haven't decided if I like it or not. At my local $store I found a pack of 5 thin cut off brand "magic eraser" sponges. I previously used paper towel too, but in my palette it wrinkles up alot, the eraser sponge is super super flat. The palette I use I found in the bathroom organization section of a local store, it's just a stackable plastic organizer about 1 inch deep. Since its stackable I can use some to store paint brushes as it's just long enough to hold them. I can also stack multiple wet palettes together for different color schemes or whatever I may need. I've never actually done that though, but I "could" if I wanted too. My space is so small it helps to have the built in stackability
I remember a few years ago that someone said they use an "ice palette". IIRC it was an ice cube tray with ice in it (not filled too high though) and foil over it. The foil made little wells were the ice cubes were which is where the paint went, and the ice created condensation on top of the foil which kept the paint wet. I think I tried it and it worked just fine, but it's a bit more mess and effort than a wet palette so I didn't keep up with it.
I recently bought the Army Painter Wet Palette, it costs almost nothing, and the quality feels so much better than using parchment paper and paper towels imo, which ive used for a long time. Im never going back to paper towels. Personal preference i guess.
The time savings from having all the precut sheets ready to go and the foam always wet means I can bust out the palette and get to work FAST. Definitely one of my best miniature purchases.
Put your wet palette in the fridge. I wrap paint brushes for work around the house when painting or staining in plastic wrap, put them in the fridge and they're good for a week.
I started with a homemade one, then bought the cheap sta-wet palette, then bought the more expensive army painter one. Out of all of them the sta-wet is my favorite and the one I use all the time. Not a fan of the army painter one. Homemade is nice but the sta-wet is the best $11 I ever spent in this hobby.
Wet pallets that have a lid you can seal, that really preserve the paint from drying, are the best tbh. You can find great wet pallets that use sponges, come with palette paper and have sealing lids for about $10. Paint soaking into the sponges is no big deal either, you can always throw them in the wash with a little bleach if the color bothers you; also sprinkle them with cinnamon if you're worried about mildew growing.
I did the reynolds/p.towel/tubbaware pallete for a time, but I honestly really like the sta-wet pallete, just has that perfect shape for me. My only issue is the ceiling fan above me...but I need it or I get sweaty when painting (room is kinda insulated and has to be due to noise consideration for other people). Also the paint I notice always dries is metallics, gunmetal seems to never stay wet for more than 5 min.
Don't use metallics with your good wet palette though because the flakes can get into your sponge and affect your paints mate. Grab a cheap plastic dry palette. Fans are fine and necessary by my book!
@@Purple_Motion did not know that. I do have some dry palettes so guess I'll use those for the metals, after all they dry fast anyway. Thanks for the advice.
Thanks god I learned you can make wet pallette for so cheap! Just got into mini painting snd I was looking how I cam save some money buying tha essential tools. Now I'll make my own pallette and not spend 10 to 20$ on one
I don't think so. I've used homemade wet palette, I used Army Painter wet palette but then I risked buying expensive Redgrass wet palette and never looked back. Totally worth it. And those washable papers are amazing and can last half a year.
There aren't enough simple cases to print out for this kind of wet pallete, most of them are modular projects with a bunch of extra stuff. Found one on cults that works though
The only difference for me is i don't soak the paper before placing it on the paper towel/sponge. I feel that it gets wet instantly through the paper. And you dont have to spend time wiping the excess water.
Me and my partner use the army painter wet pallet never had an issue, Jay love the videos, when are you going to show my knight to the community?? Sent you pics ages ago???
The only reason I bought a Masterson's Sta-wet pallet is because of how shallow it is. All the tupperware I have is too deep and is a pain to use as a pallet and I had not considered trying a square plate for a pallet when I bought mine... although I have no square plates and nobody wants to go cutting circles for the pallet all the time. It was $11 well spent for me.
I’ve been using a home made wet pallet for 5-6 years now. I don’t know why but I thought today “I’m going to buy a wet pallet so I went to my local game store and the cheapest wet pallet was 69.99 Canadian. I thought Jesus Christ that’s insane I’ll buy the new belail model instead and keep using my home made one
I don't have that kind of perfectly flat and square plate. I also don't have a panel of acrylic glass laying around. All my plastic food containers with flat bottoms are at least 10cm tall. Do you get what I'm trying to say?
That was still probably worthwhile doing, I love redgrass products. Their 2 brushes have lasted me almost 6 months and still going strong, and I use them everyday for almost everything but basing.
This parchment paper, doesn't it tear apart easily when wet? I use similar paper (kind of paper one can wrap some breakfast for work), but it's so hard not to tear it during process...
Yes, it WILL deteriorate and you will end up with small chunks of paper pulp in your paint. Maybe Reynolds brand is legit but I stick with real palette paper.
I have been using parchment paper on wet pallets for 5 or 6 years and have never experienced the paper falling apart. Not once. I would say that it is still pretty tough even when wet- although it is much more flexible when soaked, which is what you want. Once you wet it and stick it down to the sponge/wet paper towel it is fine unless you go poking it with something sharp. I find that it also transfers water better than the actual wet-pallet paper that is sold for the specific purpose- I have a stack of that stuff that will never likely get used.
No, it does not. I have been using this exact same setup but in a sandwich meat container and I don't soak the paper before I put it down. I have poured water on the parchment paper after it was set up though to rehydrate the pallet and have never had an issue. Maybe it is because I do not tear the parchment and always use scissors when cutting it. I have used the same parchment over a month just adding more water and it held up. Just a heads up though, if you use metallic paint with the harsh metal flakes try to not dip your brush in the paper towel so much to get the water, use your cup or another external reservoir. It just might get flakes in paints you don't want flakes in. At the end of the day though paint however you want. There is no right way or wrong way, just different results.... unless you are chasing a Golden Daemon, then I there is probably a right way.
Please don’t use a paper towel for dry brushing. It sucks the moisture out of the paint and you end up getting a chalky paint that everyone can see. Use a hard surface with raised areas on it to run your dry brush over. Artis opus sells them. You just prime them and then use them to rub off the excess paint on.
Even if you are not using it to blend or glaze it does increase the working time of your paint. You will waste way less from some of it drying on a plate or tile or, as I started, a scrap cardboard section. That one really dries out your paint, do not recommend for anything but the driest of dry bushing.
Even if you are not using it to blend or glaze it does increase the working time of your paint. You will waste way less from some of it drying on a plate or tile or, as I started, a scrap cardboard section. That one really dries out your paint, do not recommend for anything but the driest of dry bushing.
