ceramic paint tray

[wrestlerguy21]

I watched the dvd hot lead a few months ago and I got a few things out of it regarding supplies etc. One thing (if you have watched it) were the ceramic paint trays that he used (about 8x8 pots per square). Anyone know where I can aquire these?

Thanks

 

[Mercius]

Before I started using a home made wet palette to mix my paints I looked into finding a ceramic pot palette. Locally in my town the only places that had them was an artist supply store that sells brushes paints, and does framing, so I would imagine if your town has one of those that would be a good place to look.

 

[rychwa]

You could try Dick Blick art supplies.

http://www.dickblick.com/
http://www.dickblick.com/products/porcelain-palettes/

This is where I got my porcelain palette a couple years a ago.

 

[airhead]

If you are not doing armor or extra large minis, a plain ceramic tile may work. 6x6 plain white at less than $1.

 

[AllTerrainMonkey]

I'd recommend against flat tiles in my opinion as the paint spreads out and dries way too fast (especially if you're going to be using a lot of very thinned colors like he does in the DVD). I asked Lazslo where he got his tiny palette when I saw him in May but forgot where he told me. However, I did see someone at a con using one of these and got some for myself and friends. I have a lot of the "flower" style palettes, and while they work just fine I like having smaller, deeper wells, since it slows the evaporation time greatly (especially here in TX). The large numbers of wells also means I can paint for hours without having to get up and scrub the palette, which suits me just fine . Other than that, a porcelain palette from there or Dick Blick is a one-time purchase of around $7 that'll last you your painting career, as long as you don't drop them on a hard surface .

 

[Mercius]

I have a cheap 1$ palette that I bought at Michaels when I first started painting. I have since moved on to a wet palette for most painting, but I still quite frequently mix washes and glazes in the old plastic palette. If I let the paint dry in there it takes a good bit of scrubbing to get clean, I would iamgine this is not as much an issue with the porcelein palette.

 

[dshavers]

You can find these at DickBlick, but you might have to order them. Also for a bit cheaper you can get these.. http://www.labdepotinc.com/Product_Details~id~332~pid~12634.aspx

 

[DaRat]

With a ceramic palette, all I need to do is put it under running water while I'm cleaning my brushes. By the time that I'm done with the brushes, almost all of the paint has been washed off, and the remainder is easy to rub off.

That said, I use a wet palette too these days unless I'm letting my son paint.

 

[Tommie Soule]

i use a piece of MDF sprayed black, don't like ceramic, don't like white

 

[BPI]

That's interesting that you prefer a black palette Tommie. I recently switched an old yellow sponge for a purple one on my wet-palette & some colours look very strange when I put them down Must remember to buy white ones next time!

What kind of paint did you use on the MDF? Gloss enamel?

Cheers, B.

 

[Einion]

I'd strongly recommend using a wet palette to paint from (and for mixes of smaller volumes) for anyone using acrylic or vinyl paints, will save a lot of grief - and lots of paint! - in the long run.

Einion

 

[Tommie Soule]

That's interesting that you prefer a black palette Tommie. I recently switched an old yellow sponge for a purple one on my wet-palette & some colours look very strange when I put them down Must remember to buy white ones next time!

What kind of paint did you use on the MDF? Gloss enamel?

Cheers, B.

i just spray it chaos black. i do this because the mini's i paint are generally black, it gives me the actual coverage result that i will use on my model.
the reason i use mdf is cos it has texture, this grips the paint and keeps it on the pallet as it drys, instead of contaminating my paint with flakes as with a clean ceramic.
I've found it awsome for loads of stuff

never felt the need for a wet pallet tho, i see the uses so maybe i should ave a go

 

[Einion]

never felt the need for a wet pallet tho, i see the uses so maybe i should ave a go

FWIW I resisted trying one for a long, long while and kick myself for it given all the hassle they save. I can't recommend them enough for some uses - it's just great being able to paint for hours continuously without any need to keep on adding in a touch of water to adjust the consistency of a shrinking pool of good paint.

Especially now when we know how to make them up and don't have to commit to buying a commercial type it's well worth trying one at least once to see the possible advantages. At the most simple, for a single sitting, you just need a bit of baking parchment laid over a piece of wet kitchen paper on a flat surface.

Einion

 

[USACelt]

I bought a wet pallet, but have yet to use it. I use an aluminum pallet which cleans up well under warm water no matter how dry the paint is. Just rub the dried paint and it just peels off the surface.

 

[Tee999]

I use a few plastic 6 pot pallets for water based paints
and a metal 6 pot pallet for oils.

I started playing with wet pallets a little. I want to pickup a medium piece
of marble and try working with it.

 

[Prophecy07]

Wet palette. I just started doing this, but already it has helped me:

Get a shallow, watertight container.

Put about one and a half to two inches of wadded up (and tamped down) paper towel in the bottom of it.

Pour a good amount of water into the container. Not enough that you have standing water, but the paper should be soaked. A few more drops should give you visible standing water.

Put a sheet of wax paper on top of the paper towels.

Voila. Home made and very cheap wet palette that (supposedly) works just as well as the real thing. Never having used a real one myself, I can't talk, but this has changed my painting. (blending is SO much easier).

 

[Einion]

You don't need that much paper - I just use one sheet of kitchen paper on my large one, two thicknesses on the smaller ones (one sheet folded over).

Reason you don't want to use a huge wad of paper (same reason I don't use a sponge or sheet of foam) is that bacteria or mould will begin to grow inside the palette in time and when it starts you have to chuck out the reservoir, clean the container and replace the consumable components.

Einion

 

[Wyrmypops]

You don't need that much paper - I just use one sheet of kitchen paper on my large one, two thicknesses on the smaller ones (one sheet folded over).

Reason you don't want to use a huge wad of paper (same reason I don't use a sponge or sheet of foam) is that bacteria or mould will begin to grow inside the palette in time and when it starts you have to chuck out the reservoir, clean the container and replace the consumable components.

Einion

Is it just me, of did that mention of "one sheet" conjure up a flashback to a daft advert doing the rounds on Brit telly at the moment? :silly:

All this talk of wet palettes and the links to how easy they're knocked up, I did just that. Had some Darksword mini's I was preparing, the blister packs were perfect. All very boxy (no sloping section like a GW blister), with a foam sheet just needing a few mm snipped off to fit once loaded with water.

Just a shame I couldn't wait to return to the area with good lighting before laying in with a brush. The next morning all the nicely blended flesh tones revealed themselves as ghastly. One lady whose skin was to have been a lovely pale colour appeared in a raw tone, while a tanned fellow looked like instead of well-sunned, he was well-sprayed by whatever product range those orange chav/celebrities favour. :nailbiting!:
But at least the wet palette worked. The paint was still workable.