CoolAliasHere Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Today I finally broke down and made myself a wet pallet. I am not sure what took me so long, but I will never paint without one again. Thinning paints is almost completely unneeded now, and blending has become so much easier. I have even started creating colors on the pallet itself layering purposes. I am so thankful for these forums, as I would never have even thought about it were it not for posts here. My next investment will be some really good brushes. I am still doing to some research, and currently I have some Princeton Art brushes. They are getting the job done, but I am interested in looking into some others and see how they react. So, in closing, thank you to everyone in this wonderful community! You are all great with your advice, tutorials, and encouragements. I am glad to be a member of this community, and look forward to a long future of painting and learning! Sean AKA CoolAliasHere 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingo Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Ayup. This was my light bulb moment two years ago, "So I finally tried a wet palette": ... I'm not going back, Jim. ... Did a painting and assembly session with my youngest this afternoon. Decided what the heck, I had the supplies around, so instead of my usual foil-on-a-paper-plate palette, I layered a folded wet paper towel and a piece of baker's parchment paper on top of the foil. A homemade wet palette in other words. Ohhhhh man, what a difference! Aside from getting used to the wet paint pulling together (interesting, and clearly shows you how much paint you have left), and watching out for wet colors mixing, this is infinitely better than my creaky, wasteful old method. I may never go back. I am grateful to all the people who have developed so many ways to do this stuff. I doubt I would have thought of wet palettes on my own. ... And yes, I do know Spock never actually says that in "This Side of Paradise." 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Yep, we learn fast on this forum. For years I struggled on my own without much reference other then GW's painting miniatures books and White Dwarf. Then came the internet, and then Reaper Forum.. I've never found such a place before, so much resources here with all the great people in this hobby. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willen Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Glad you like it. Now get painting 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DethStruck Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I just bought some Tupperware specifically for this purpose. Now to use it... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranky Dog Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) Wet palettes are one of those revelations you never see coming. It feels like the first time someone switches from craft paint to proper miniature paint (Reaper, Vallejo, Scale75), or going from a synthetic paintbrush to a quality Kolinsky sable brush. It's just another tool that makes everything simpler. And you'll never want to go back. Edited September 15, 2015 by Cranky Dog 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marineal Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I even made up a travel one for reapercon last year. It was cool to see what everyone had come up with to make things work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arc 724 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I don't know why I haven't done it yet... It's time... I'm going to set a reminder on my phone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilhalfling Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I don't know why I haven't done it yet... It's time... I'm going to set a reminder on my phone. do it. In arid Colorado it is a necessity. it still took me at least 6 months to try it. I also painted with a lot of craftpaints really it took a gift of a pair reaper paint sets before I abandoned them completely. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Glad you tried it, most people love them. But good brushes is an even better step to take :) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum9 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 What kind of wet pallet set up did you use? Just wet paper towels w parchment over it? I was thinking about doing the sponge style one like the on ichibanpainting made a video for https://youtu.be/6aXbaic5BqM I've heard some people recently say the parchment paper sometimes doesn't hold up Has anyone tried one side wax paper or will that not work? I live in the swamp some call Florida, so plenty of ambient humidity 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Magnum9, I've never tried wax paper of any kind, having heard that it doesn't work as well as parchment paper. I use the Reynold's brand of baking parchment, and it works very well. I generally replace it after it gets too full of old paint. I occasionally try to clean it off, but many times that has resulted in torn paper. The stuff it so cheap, it doesn't seem worth the effort. I have a Masterson's Handy Palette, but I retired the sponge when it got old, started using paper towels, and put baking parchment on top. I don't like the waste of tossing out the paper towels, but it works as well as it did with the sponge. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willen Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Using wax paper would not let water through and is like using the paper dry, almost... ambient moisture will be higher because of the surrounding water but not good enough to be called a "wet palette". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knarthex Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Today I finally broke down and made myself a wet pallet. I am not sure what took me so long, but I will never paint without one again. Thinning paints is almost completely unneeded now, and blending has become so much easier. I have even started creating colors on the pallet itself layering purposes. I am so thankful for these forums, as I would never have even thought about it were it not for posts here. My next investment will be some really good brushes. I am still doing to some research, and currently I have some Princeton Art brushes. They are getting the job done, but I am interested in looking into some others and see how they react. So, in closing, thank you to everyone in this wonderful community! You are all great with your advice, tutorials, and encouragements. I am glad to be a member of this community, and look forward to a long future of painting and learning! Sean AKA CoolAliasHere You will be amazed with what happens when you mix the wet palette with GOOD brushes! I had my epiphany on that a few weeks ago. It was going from a bicycle to the space shuttle! there are 12 pages of brush comments here.... There are also comments on wet palettes here.... I ended up spending $50 on 4 brushes, but I think I would have happily spent that again for the amount of difference it makes.... Good Luck! 8) George 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurafire Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I made a wet palette once and my roommates threw it away accidentally thinking it was old food... =( Have to make another one, this time do it right (and label it). Thanks for the suggestions! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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