JAMMY
09-04-2011, 09:32 AM
I have read on another thread about wet pallettes and thought I would head off to investigate. After reading what they were thought I would have a go at making my own (hence this I thought would appeal to paint fushioners as we are always on the look out to recycle items for our own purpose!
I used a chinese take away box, filled with water, placed pieces of bath sponge in the bottom, topped with watercolour paper. Let this soak for 30 mins. I tipped away the water and placed my paints on top of a piece of greaseproof paper and a piece of waxed paper, then sat this on the watecolour paper. I punched a few holes in the lid (as I had read that someone had sealed their pallette and it went moldy). I revisited this morning and night for the next couple of days and the paint was still wet. I got fed up then and just looked at it when I thought about it. It's now 6 days later and they are still as wet as when I put them in. The only difference in the paper (ie greasproof / waxed) is that the green paint seems to have taken on a little of the water. The extra paints outside the box in the photo was just my control panel to check how quickly the paints dried out in the air - completely dry overnight!
I shall certainly be working on waxed paper from now on and then I can store any paint I have left over.
I also read today about someone (sorry can't remember who!) who put their pallette into a bag with wads of wet paper towels, so I guess this is much the same.
I used a chinese take away box, filled with water, placed pieces of bath sponge in the bottom, topped with watercolour paper. Let this soak for 30 mins. I tipped away the water and placed my paints on top of a piece of greaseproof paper and a piece of waxed paper, then sat this on the watecolour paper. I punched a few holes in the lid (as I had read that someone had sealed their pallette and it went moldy). I revisited this morning and night for the next couple of days and the paint was still wet. I got fed up then and just looked at it when I thought about it. It's now 6 days later and they are still as wet as when I put them in. The only difference in the paper (ie greasproof / waxed) is that the green paint seems to have taken on a little of the water. The extra paints outside the box in the photo was just my control panel to check how quickly the paints dried out in the air - completely dry overnight!
I shall certainly be working on waxed paper from now on and then I can store any paint I have left over.
I also read today about someone (sorry can't remember who!) who put their pallette into a bag with wads of wet paper towels, so I guess this is much the same.