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Post by matty1001 on Feb 12, 2007 16:30:18 GMT
So there doesn't seem to be a Wet Pallette tute over here, so here is how to make one very fast and very cheap. Took about 5mins and cost about 2p! Take a 'pallete' i use a chinese takeaway lid, you could use a plate or tile or anything really. Line with a few layers of kitchen roll, or toilet paper, or even foam. Anything that will hold water really. Soak it with water, it need to be completely saturated, almost dripping, but not so the water is pooling ontop. Then add two or three sheets of greaseproof paper over the top. I find the kitchen paper stays wet for about 3-4 painting sessions, so i just lift the greaseproof off and add a fresh layer after one is fully used.
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Post by jabberwocky on Feb 12, 2007 17:21:01 GMT
Great tutorial! Thank you! I really need to try the wet palette.
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Post by Tim C on Feb 12, 2007 17:37:42 GMT
Thanks matty, I have never tried this wet pallette thingy but I might give it a go sometime.
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Post by charley1968 on Feb 12, 2007 21:38:17 GMT
ermm..for a somewhat reusable, longer lasting water-reservoir i use my wifes ALWAYs-ULTRA(dunno the word in english , i mean the alternative to a tampon). They hold the water longer than normal tissue paper. Tim, you'll love using the wet palette! I was a sceptic but now i'm a true believer!
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Post by matty1001 on Feb 12, 2007 21:41:51 GMT
lol, well i did put 'Anything that will hold water'!
Yea wet pallette's are really useful, especially (like me) you work one area up really quickly. E.g. for metallics as i blend up i keep going back to the darker shades, then lighter and back and forth, and with the wet pallette they stay wet for hours.
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Post by razhburz on Feb 13, 2007 7:55:11 GMT
nice idea I will have a go:)
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Post by menace on Feb 13, 2007 17:45:55 GMT
May just give this a go! i've just been covering over the wells of paint as i move on to the next tone and as they are v dilute they are usually good for a couple of hours but this sounds a lot more user friendly.
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Post by matty1001 on Feb 13, 2007 18:50:15 GMT
If you get another sheet of greaseproof and dampen it slighty (the water wont soak in, but it will get a little bit damp) then lay it over the paint when you are finished, they stay wet until the next day. Even better, if you make it in the bottom of a tupperware bos, and seal the lid that last ages, iv had paints stay wet for a week whilst i was on holiday.
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Post by mickmick on Mar 17, 2007 19:12:20 GMT
the wet palette works really well with Vallejo especially in the summer when the paints dry really fast..you can set a piece of rice paper down in a plastic container also and go back to paints days later.just make sure the water level doesnt go onto your paint..also in warmer weather go back and reinsert water under your paper..with rice paper also unlike say a paper towel you wont get any material in your paint as the rice paper is very smooth like cookie sheet paper
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Post by ainulainour on Aug 12, 2007 5:16:28 GMT
Thanks Matty! I saw Jeremie Bonamonts video tut for it a while back but forgot. An alternate method for those who have purchased 54mm Andrea figures is to cut the protective foam in half and cut the top of the box off. Then, put use virtually any kind of adhesive (I used blue-tac) to hold the box together (w/ out top) and place the wet sponge in. THEN put the anti-grease paper on. But I had forgotten about the anti-grease paper when I built this version so thank you Matty ;D
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Post by tadme48 on Feb 2, 2008 8:23:05 GMT
These are the components I use for my wet pallet following on from the if ideas here. platic box 30p, sponge £1.40, greaseproof free (from my mum). The supersponge holds a lot of water so only needs a top up once a month. I found I need 2 layers of the paper to keep the sponge clean from the paint. The sponge opens up to about twice the size of the tray so I cut to size and put in 4 layers. Putting the lid back each time I pause has ment I have kept the paint workable for a week after.
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Post by daemonscape on Aug 22, 2008 22:58:46 GMT
I realy need to try this as I always seem to mix a colour for large areas and then can't mix it again when I come back to the figure, briliant thanks , Must get my Rhinox back out again.
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Post by tuxit on Aug 23, 2008 9:19:14 GMT
I became a true believer when summer started and I wasn't able to keep my paint workable long enough to keep painting for an evening. with a wetpalette I keep my paint workable for a whole night if I want to.
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