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I've been away from Dakka for several months, but I return to seek advice from the best. I've determined it's time I had a wet palette. I've read a few tutorials around the internets on how to build my own, but the end results always look kind of cumbersome, and no one seems to agree on the best materials to use. Also, my free time these days is at something of a premium.



I saw the P3 Wet Pallet on my last trip to the FLGS, and for $20, I think I'd rather spend the money than fiddle about with wax paper and tupperware containers IF it works reasonably.

I'm NOT looking for a device that will keep my paint wet for weeks or months - just something that will last me for an afternoon. I've taken to using increasingly thinner paints as time has gone on, and I find myself having to stop to add water more often than I'd like over the course of a layer or set of layers. For sake of completeness, let me mention I use exclusively Reaper Masters Series paints.

I AM looking for a device that is easy and quick to clean and replace top palette layers.

Any and all suggestions are welcomed (even if you've never used a P3), including your favourite DIY tutorial that I may have missed, or a particularily good off-the-shelf product that's worth a couple extra bucks.

Thanks for the advice!

I've got the masterson's wet pallete. It's cheaper ($15 vs $20) than the P3 version, and I can get the paper + sponges anywhere. The paper is like $1-2 for twenty sheets, and it comes with 4 sheets. I'm not sure that their paper is better than parchment paper, but it's decent. I'd probably cut my own, but why bother when it's so cheap? My only beef with it is that it's pretty big, 6" x 8" is a lot of space on my small desk.

The P3 Wet Pallete seems to have gotten a bad review here:
http://howardtayler.livejournal.com/225881.html

Masterson's Palete. Looks like I was wrong, list is $10 for the one I got, but the paper's a little more expensive.

http://www.hofcraft.com/mastersonpalettes.htm

i use a square back of a Rackham blister pack (but the front of a GW one should do), the put in the foam bit - you may have to cut the GW one in half for a nice fit - add water, cover with a layer of grease-proof paper / backing parchment & hey presto! you have a wet palette for almost no money

I simply use rolled up, watered down toilet paper. Cost: Next to nothing.

Is that sad?

Thanks for the advice all. As cool and amazingly frugal as the idea of wadded up TP is, those Masterson's Palettes look right up my alley. And I actually like the bigger footprint.

Dakka delivers again.

I paint straight out of the little bottles that the paint comes in. If I thought I had to deal with all this wet palette rigamarole, I would still be working on an army for second edition.

I made a pretty handy wet pallet out of a tin windowed box, and the hobby store supplies. It's smaller with less air inside so the paint (Reaper Master Series) stays wet for days on end, and never fully dries. You can see pictures here -> http://knwahl.blogspot.com/2010/07/wet-pallette.html

Wahl is a scam site. ordered one of his pallets and never shipped. Would not recommend ordering one.

Be sure to friend him on facebook tho!!!

Paying for a wet pallet is the biggest load of laziness i've ever heard of...

All you get is simply, a plastic box, with a segment of foam, and grease or similar paper.

Why spend 20+ dollars on it?
Get a small plastic container, a clean dishwashing sponge (one without the scourer pad on it), and some baking paper...

Using the sponge as a template, cut the baking paper into segments that fit onto the sponge...
wet the sponge, put it in the container, put a bit of extra water into the bottom of the container so the sponge stays wet...
Place a piece of the paper ontop of the sponge, as the sponge is wet it will stick the paper to it and make it moist... i find putting the glossy side up makes it last longer...
put your paint ontop of the paper, and OMG, wet pallet...

Thread... so old...

Please start another one, anyone, if you feel the need!