Stay Wet Palette

                                                                    Stay Wet Palette


OK a bit about the Stay Wet Palette.

After reading about them on the net i see that many don't like them , the main reason for this i find is that the colours tend to go quite watery / runny ! i found this to be quite true but also found the way round this that seems to work well.

From the start with my stay wet palette.

OK this is what i do when i change the paper in the stay wet. I use 3 sections / squares of paper kitchen towel and place it in the palette first then lightly spray it with water but remember it is only a light spray to dampen it and not soak it, then i cut a piece of greaseproof paper or baking parchment as it is sometimes called and also spray this as well as it will stop the ends curling up when you place it on top of the paper towel, then just wipe of the excess water if need be.

I found that it is necessary to re-dampen / light spray the paper towel every couple of days if it needs it but it is still quite damp then dont , doing it this way i find that the acrylic paints stay usable but at the same time do not go watery .

 

Above picture is my Stay Wet Palette by Daler Rowney with the clear lid on

and below without the lid

 

 

 

 

It also fits nicely into my pochade box as you can see below in the picture,

even with the lid closed.

 

 

Before i go , i use just ordinary kitchen paper towel and standard baking greaseproof paper for use in my stay wet palette, much cheaper than the spare papers sold by the manufacturer in the art shops or on the net.

Works Great.