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I few months ago I started using a wet palette it. I love it. I can close it up and come back the next day and my paints are pretty much fine. Metallic seem too thin to much but that is not a big deal. My Palette is homemade, just a sandwich container, with sponges at the bottom and Reynolds Parchment paper on the top.

Here is my problem. I am using parchment paper that I precut to the size I need. I store them under a block to try and help them flatten them out. While the palette is closed things are great but when I have it open while I am using it the paper curls up and the paint dried outs. I try and press it down to keep it on the sponge but that just causes it curl up in other spots. Am I doing something or is this just part of using a wet palette?
Thanks

Good stuff on the wet pallet use. Its like the best thing in the world

What are you using to make it, paper towels ?
Could be not enough water so you don't get the suction.

I use my hands to mould pooling areas for the paints and I tend to make a new one every few days or so. Its free more or less lol.

Curled palette paper is a pain, to be sure. I wouldn't bother trying to flatten it out, initially - as soon as moisture comes into play, it'll curl up again. Wetting both sides thoroughly will help it lay flat, in the beginning, and keeping everything wet will help it stay that way, as the curling is a result of differential expansion, due to moisture (or lack thereof).

To combat curling due to evaporation, I cut my parchment paper slightly oversized. The extra material around the edges lets me sort of wedge everything in place. Sure, I can't use the very edges of my palette, but that still leaves me plenty of workable space and keeps the surface from lifting further.

Alternatively, you could just weigh or pin the edges down. You might also have better luck using a few layers of paper towel for your resorvoir, instead of sponge. With the greater density of paper towels (kept thoroughly wet), I find that gently smoothing the surface down after it has become moist throughout creates a sort of suction - there's actually resistance when I peel old parchment paper off.

use folded paper towel in the bottom instead of the sponge. Pour water on it and then place down the parchment paper. The suction will hold it in place.


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use folded paper towel in the bottom instead of the sponge. Pour water on it and then place down the parchment paper. The suction will hold it in place.

easiest way to stop the curl.

Put the parchment paper in. let one side get wet when it curls flip it over and put the other side down. it will flatten out and not curl anymore.

its like the mdf it gets wet on oen side and warps you get the other side to reverse the warping.

I use P3's wet palette paper refills in my Tupperware container with kitchen sponge - never had an issue with curling, it is pretty much the right size, and it is dirt cheap.

If you warhammer, look through the sprues to find a perfect rectangle that fits the inside dimensions of your sponge/paper and snip it out.

Use that to weigh the parchment down. works like a charm

Good ideas. Thanks. I have some spurs laying around, if I can’t find one to fit, I cut some up to fit. And I have some thumb tacks lying around so those could help.
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