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Made in gb
Towering Hierophant Bio-Titan





Bristol, England

Thinning paint can be a pain in the

Try making a wet pallette. This will do exactly the same job as citadel washes!!!!!
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What you will need

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Get an adult to help with this bit!

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Soak sponge well and fit into dish

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Cut bits of baking paper.

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Seperate sheets for each colour, note they are still wet!!!

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2008/07/05 13:24:17


Oli: Can I be an orc?
Everyone: No.
Oli: But it fits through the doors, Look! 
   
Made in gb
Towering Hierophant Bio-Titan





Bristol, England

This works and has done for years. Give it a go.

Oli: Can I be an orc?
Everyone: No.
Oli: But it fits through the doors, Look! 
   
Made in us
Foul Dwimmerlaik






Minneapolis, MN

Yeah wet palettes are nice, but your example is rather small.

A shallow medium sized piece of tupperware works great and is resealable. Paints can last up to a week on the palette in that environment.

Kinda like this:
   
Made in gb
Towering Hierophant Bio-Titan





Bristol, England

True it is a little small but my girlfriend tells me that size doesn't matter!

I believe her!

Oli: Can I be an orc?
Everyone: No.
Oli: But it fits through the doors, Look! 
   
Made in us
Foul Dwimmerlaik






Minneapolis, MN

Alex Kolodotschko wrote:True it is a little small but my girlfriend tells me that size doesn't matter!

I believe her!




Far be it from me to break anyones reality bubble!

   
Made in gb
Towering Hierophant Bio-Titan





Bristol, England

Reality: Please don't remind me of that. How else are my pieces of plastic and metal going to run about and shoot each other!!

Oli: Can I be an orc?
Everyone: No.
Oli: But it fits through the doors, Look! 
   
Made in ca
Tail-spinning Tomb Blade Pilot






this is fine and dandy, but a nice wet pallette like a sta-wet only costs about $8 with 10 extra sheets for it.
   
 
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