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Having posted numerous questions on how to improve my painting on Dakka, i've resolved to invest in some Liquitex Flow aid, and to make myself a wet palette. However, if i'm correct, the sponge layer in the 'wet' palette holds water.

My question is that if I then put a 1:1 mix of paint and a Liquitex/Water solution onto the surface of the wet palette, will it not serve to weaken the Liquitex mix further as the water moves through the surface of the wet palette? Should I therefore invest in a dry palette if I wish to use the Liquitex?

Edit: By Liquitex I mean the Flo-Aid.

It's fine for a while. If you leave it for a few days it will be noticably thinner. Just add a bit of paint and your back in business.

Should be fine, unless left tightly sealed for extended periods of time, as darefsky mentioned. "Wet" palette is a bit of a misnomer, as the surface rarely sees any actual accumulation of water. Normally, the rates of evaporation and osmosis are roughly on par, meaning it helps paint stay at the consistency you mix it for longer in the open air. When you seal the palette, osmosis overtakes evaporation and paints can get a bit runny. Under normal painting conditions, though, it shouldn't mess with your mix appreciably.

Oadie,

That's is the awesome science answer!

Thanks to both of you and it makes complete sense when put like that Oadie I don't intend to keep the mix in the wet palette for too long, so I guess I'll just go for it. Cheers mate.

Just dont go out and buy one, they are stupid easy and cheap to make. I spent literaly $10 and thats with the huge role of parchment paper.

Get a good square ziplock or other through away plastic sandwich thingy, a really cheap sponge and bam, wet pallet.

Yeah, I was intending to make one. However, the only thing i'm slightly confused by is the 'Baking Parchment'. Over here, in the UK, we have Baking Paper, and Greaseproof paper, now I'm assuming it's the Baking Paper I ought to use, but i'm not sure if the Parchment is the equivalent?

Ah yes the 'Merican to Queens English translation would be baking paper. Just not the brown stuff.

Haha, now that's even more confusing! See the Baking paper is a deep brown, and the Grease-proof a light brown I'll try both and see how I go.

Well the stuff here in the states is white. What you're looking for is the stuff without wax.

Hmm, well I've made it, using Baking Paper, but I know the paper is 'Silicone Treated'. Got it testing water permeability now, but i'm not convinced it's the right stuff.

If you've ever seen the paper used for adhesive stickers like those shipping labels and such, that's the type of paper I use.

The company I work at spams their employee's drop mail boxes with adverts for moral events, community service, and other stuff. Last year they did it using stickers that were perfect size for wet paint paletts. After waiting for the event to pass by a week, I went into the drop boxes and ninja'd all the leftover stickers. Now when I need, I just grab one and peel off the sticker. I've easily got a five year supply.

@Breotan - Effort I'll have to make do with Baking Paper as I don't expect I'm gonna be able to find a 5 year supply of sticker books anytime soon