What do you use to mix on? Tile or Pallet?

[War Griffon]

Originally posted by supervike
I just scrape the paint out of one or two wells, and when it gets so bad, I throw it away and buy a new one.

When mine gets full I scrape the paint out with my nail and if it still quite dirty I find coating it with PVA glue and letting that dry and then peeling it off brings it up like new again.

I know they are only about £1 each but it is a £1 I could spend on more mini\'s so don\'t like throwing them away

 

[Avelorn]

@Supervike and Wargriffon

I use chep palletes as well. But I coat it with tin foil that I tear off after each paint session... cheaper then throwing the palette away and more convenient then having to clean it.

@Sukigod: Try testing the transparency on your thumb instead...

 

[Ritual]

Originally posted by Avelorn
@Sukigod: Try testing the transparency on your thumb instead...

I do this all the time, as well as wiping off excess paint. My left thumb can look quite colourful after a long session.

 

[Avelorn]

Yeah and it\'s also a way for us minipainters to recognise each other on the street! Like a secret gang-sign...

 

[Sukigod]

Originally posted by Avelorn
@Supervike and Wargriffon

I use chep palletes as well. But I coat it with tin foil that I tear off after each paint session... cheaper then throwing the palette away and more convenient then having to clean it.

@Sukigod: Try testing the transparency on your thumb instead...

That\'s what I do just before laying the paint down. Works wonders for the rainbow thumb...lol

 

[stef686]

I voted tile, although I use old ceramic saucers, close enough! I\'ve played around with different types of palletes but I like these best!

 

[Dr. Tachyon]

I use comic bags. I have a roll of a thousand, and a white backing board. Pop the backing board in the bag and hey presto! One double-sided palette that\'s white to show the colours better (apparently).

 

[QuietiManes]

I voted pallet, as in wet. However it is in storage ATM so when I rarely get to painting lately, I use either a glazed white ceramic tile or a plastic white grocery bag around a book or CD/DVD cover. I really like the bag method, suprised I don\'t hear more people using it. Got the idea from the local GW redshirts, they\'re always doing it with the green GW bags when they paint in store.

I really wanna get one of those plastic or ceramic pallets with the multiple cups. Will sometime very soon.

Re: throwing away pallets. After scraping off what you can, just soak it with your dishes for 30 mins or a couple hours for really bad messes. Should clean right up, completely free. Cheaper than tinfoil or glue even. Might wanna keep the dishrag you use for it seperate though.

Re: ceramics absorbing moisture. Try the glazed ceramic tiles or pallets. Liquid stays in a nice puddle on the top. They\'re grrrrrrrrrrreat. <==Tony the Tiger voice.

 

[Sudden]

Just a cheap regular 6 cell palette... From Vallejo i think

 

[johnboyjjb]

Yogurt lids. Free, disposable, and easily replaced.

 

[Sand Rat]

Cheap plastic pallets - have three of them that I cycle through while painting - and when needed they drop into the dishwasher.

 

[bobsacks]

I picked up a 12\"x12\" white floor tile at Home Depot for $1. It works great. It doesn\'t absorb paint and it cleans up super easy. I posted a picture of it over at my blog - Picture of my pallet

 

[StillLifeMiniatures]

I\'ve tried a bunch of things, from tiles to palette paper, but I really like the porcelain dishes with the indentations. It cleans up nice and is very durable.

 

[Fizl]

Ceramic palette or saucer, but i cover them in cling film, so when its covered in paint I just rip it off and wrap again

Shaz

 

[mikesilk]

i use small porcelain sauce cups which i found in chinatown for about .59$ each, quick clean-up, stackable, re-usable.:beer:

 

[MPJ]

I use 10\" x 10\" sheets of styrene. Nice and white with no stickiness or absorption. Prolly a bit expensive if you actually had to buy the sheets but I used to work at a place that made placards from the stuff and I have hundreds of sheets that were misprints and such.