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Made in nl
Regular Dakkanaut





I’ve had one for over a year. Am happy with it. But I’m still doubting whether I’m using it right. I usually wet the sponge and then spread the hydration sheet on top and put the paint on. But to the touch the sheet doesn’t really feel “wet”. Also I’m not really thinning my paints much because I’ve heard you don’t have to but is that right? And recently I saw someone using a wet palette on YouTube who poured the water over the rehydration sheet and then poured off the excess. Is that the right way to go? I tried that but the paints seem chalkier somehow, less smooth. Any tips would be appreciated
   
Made in us
Longtime Dakkanaut





Yeah the hydration paper should be wet, but not have standing water on top, if it’s not wet then it’s not transferring water from the sponge to the paint. How people setup their pallet seems to be different for each person so try a few methods until you get one that works for you.

Put a blob of paint on the pallet and take paint from the middle of the blob, the paper will stop that blob drying out by putting water into the bottom of the blob as the water already in the paint evaporates. I think.

To thin your paint spread it from that blob over the paper. As the paper is wet the more you spread your paint the thinner it will become, so you can create a 2 thin coats consistency or a glaze/wash consistency.

Thing is, wet pallet takes practice to use peel, I still struggle and gave up on it for a while.

Make sure you are on a level surface so you don’t get pooling of water in one corner of the pallet.
   
Made in ca
Regular Dakkanaut





Oh Canada!

If you want to make sure your hydration sheet is working properly, soak it in a sink/tray with some water for ~30 seconds before applying. It'll also stop it from buckling and curling.

Important: wipe off any droplets of water from the top of the paper with a bit of paper towel before applying your paint. Otherwise you may end up with paint water unexpectedly!
   
 
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