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Post by Alexis on Mar 7, 2015 21:03:18 GMT
Hello fellow crafters! I'm sure most of you that paint miniatures know that you shouldn't use the acrylic paint straight out of the pot but dilute it with some water first. So far I've been using an stereotypical artist palette. I took some paint and diluted it. The problem I was having was that the paint dryed out fairly quickly. Since I hate wasting the expensive paint I bought, I was looking for a solution and eventually stumbled upon something that is called a wet-palette. It's basically just as the name says: a wet palette that dilutes your acrylic paints and at the same time prevents them from drying out too fast. You can even store the paint like this for a while. I tried it out and it is absolutely amazing! I can absolutely recommend this to anyone that paints minis. The best thing about it is you can easily make one yourself and it is very cheap. You only need an airtight plastic box (like a sandwich box or something), some kitchen roll paper, parchment (baking) paper and of course water. To assemble the whole thing I folded the kitchen roll paper to fit into the box (it ended up being 4 layers of paper) Then I cut out a piece of parchment paper to put on top. All that is left to do is to carefully pour in some water so that the paper gets moist. I found this great video here that explains exactly what you need to do. This is my already used wet-palette: Does someone else already have experience with wet-palettes or is this completely new to you?
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Post by michka on Mar 7, 2015 21:41:37 GMT
I've seen a Warhammer Joey video about the wet palette. It's good to hear another vote for the method.
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Post by DnDPaladin on Mar 7, 2015 22:27:49 GMT
completely new to me, if it save me some paint im definitely gonna use it. i'm the kind that actually use paint right out of th epot. except when doing washes of course. this is something i must try, thanks for advice.
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Post by Alexis on Mar 7, 2015 22:31:46 GMT
completely new to me, if it save me some paint im definitely gonna use it. i'm the kind that actually use paint right out of th epot. except when doing washes of course. this is something i must try, thanks for advice. I really love it and it is very easy to try out. Let me know how it works out for you!
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Post by thedmg on Mar 7, 2015 22:37:52 GMT
I have been using it a while. It is reallygood for keeping paints active and to preserve mixes for large amountso of miniatures
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Post by sotf on Mar 8, 2015 6:09:32 GMT
I've used one off and on.
Best ones, for me anyway, are some of the cases that mantic uses for their minis, just take some tissue paper and wrap the foam insert and take a cheap spray bottle...it seals up easily as well.
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Post by tauster on Mar 8, 2015 8:45:29 GMT
I have heard and read about wet palettes several times since I started crafting (i.e. two years ago), and everytime people where all over it. I always meant to try it ...later, at some point. Since I very rarely paint miniatures (which will hopefully change, now that I got the DVD tutorials from the Bones II set), I don't have so many problems with having to keep colors wet. I bought little 20 ml plastic cans (used in laboratories) with screw caps, allowing me to preserve quite large amounts of mixes. With the Bones II added to the pile of unpainted minis from Bones I, I'll probably start painting soon...ish, trying the wet palette right from the beginning.
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Post by Alexis on Mar 8, 2015 9:19:49 GMT
I'll probably start painting soon...ish, trying the wet palette right from the beginning. It is definitely worth the try, especially because it is so simple. Be sure to let us know how it worked out for you!
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Post by SpielMeisterKev! on Mar 8, 2015 14:30:15 GMT
Howdy, With the Bones II added to the pile of unpainted minis from Bones I, I'll probably start painting soon...ish Even with the ish tacked on, I'm feeling like this is some new use of the word soon we were previously unaware of... , Kev!
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Post by curufin on Mar 8, 2015 14:39:20 GMT
Yup, you learn something new every day. I had no idea about the wet-palette. I'll have to try that out...
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Post by renel on Mar 9, 2015 12:35:44 GMT
I will definitely use the wet palette. I go through paint like a band of Orks through a village. Thank you for the tip! EXALT button
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Post by DnDPaladin on Mar 9, 2015 19:46:38 GMT
the bigest problem this will solve for me is the paint drying while i wait for the first coat to dry. so i'm so trying this out.
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Post by Alexis on Mar 9, 2015 20:59:52 GMT
There are a couple things you should keep in mind when using a wet pallet that I hardly ever see covered in people's build instructions. I saw this video when it was new and while most of it is spot on, there are some factual inaccuracies here and there. First, you can have too much water in there. The way these work is twofold. Water seeps from the paper towel in the bottom through the layer of baker's parchment and keeps the paint moist directly, but the water also makes the container extremely humid inside when it's closed. If there's too much water, it could either spill over the top of the baker's parchment or (and this is the real thing to worry about) the high level of humidity could potentially liquify the paints more or less completely. Granted having your paints fall apart from humidity would take a while, if you notice your paints are getting too runny, you might consider pouring off some water before it gets out of hand. Second, you need to change out the baker's parchment and paper towel every once in a while. The baker's parchment is probably going to start falling apart eventually. Even if it didn't, you've built a tiny, super humid box and filled it with organic plant material and various, brightly colored minerals. Eventually, you're going to start growing something in there if you aren't careful and while it might end up being nice colors because of all the paint, it might not be as benign as a Chia Pet. Still, that's going to take longer than the paint liquifying or the baker's parchment wearing out so you should be fine so long as you don't try to make everything last for longer than it looks like it should. If it smells like mold, though, it's probably mold. Good thing you're using a plastic container! Keep that in mind and you should be good! That are some very good points. Thanks for mentioning! Some things are so obvious in my eyes I forget to even mention it. Like the amount of water used or that you will have to change out the paper eventually. Thanks again!
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Post by SpielMeisterKev! on Mar 9, 2015 23:43:48 GMT
Howdy,
If you aren't using a wet palette...You're thirsty! Drink something already...
Kev!
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Post by DnDPaladin on Mar 11, 2015 8:38:31 GMT
well i think alexis fine, i think he/she has already drank her brown wash !
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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Apr 24, 2015 21:23:46 GMT
Been using one for a few years and have come to the conclusion it saves paint and I find myself mixing colors more freely. Before it was a big deal gettin a seperate container. Now I just do it right there in front of me
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Post by teaman on Apr 25, 2015 11:30:31 GMT
I use a spray bottle to mist my acrylics as I go as well. This helps quite a bit.
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