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That was actually really helpful.

I'll definitely be using this in the future!

So why do you say not to use wax paper? I would like to know..I have been doing it with wax paper for some time.

wax papers usually aren't water-permeable. the sillicone-coated parchments are. You want the water to be able to wick up from the reservoir, but the pigment to stay on the paper.

I've used wax paper for wet palettes, and it's kept the paint moist for over 24 hours, even without a lid. At least, that's my experience.

waxless parchment paper

i'm using the P3 branded one, expensive but consistent results

Yes, on closer inspection, I found out that the paper I had used was silicone coated. Not wax-coated. My bad. soz.

Two questions...
1) Why is the one minute tip more than a minute and-a-half? haha
2) What's with the silly accent? also haha


Nice tip, though. This should be very helpful. Thanks for sharing.



Ghidorah

Ghidorah wrote:Two questions...
1) Why is the one minute tip more than a minute and-a-half?

2) what's with the silly accent?


Nice tip, though. This should be very helpful. Thanks for sharing.



Ghidorah

You can't please everyone.......

OT: thanks for the tip, i might employ this when I paint later. Cheers.

Matrim wrote:You can't please everyone.......

Not sure what you mean. It was a good tutorial. I thought I was pretty clear about that sentiment with the last line of my post. Do I need to add some Orky emoticons to show that I was asking those questions in a humorous way? Nevermind. I guess I should. Edit button, here I come!


Ghidorah

Wet Pallets are awesome... this little video is nice too, I hope it gets more people using them.

I would also recommend using a larger, but more shallow tupperware when you make your own. It will give you more space to mix and also be less restricting.

I also started using Sham-Wow towels instead of paper towels. They are so cheap and you can cut them to the perfect size and never worry about replacement.

Ghidorah wrote:Two questions...
1) Why is the one minute tip more than a minute and-a-half? haha

Over two minutes actually. I wondered about that as well.

Ghidorah wrote:
2) What's with the silly accent? also haha

I think he was imitating some "how to" tutorial video. At least that's what it sounded like to me. I liked it. Thought it was funny.

Me too. I also do that when talking to people. silly, exaggerated accents are fun.
I was giving the benefit of the doubt to the length of the tutorial. I only counted from when he actually started the content, rather than the intro and other stuff.


Ghidorah

Any body else picking up a "young Brak from Space Ghost" vibe?

thanks for the tutorial, dug the accent as well