If you have never used one before, then absolutely this will change the way you paint. The Painter Lite is an excellent gateway to the wet palette world, and it works so smoothly that you may not feel the need to change it up – unless you want to go bigger. But for a beginner, the Painter Lite is a must have. You will feel yourself improving as you use it – thinning your paints couldn’t be made easier, and the potential for mixing, blending and other advanced techniques all lie at your fingertips. Feel free to skip to the next section, but I’ve always found the unboxing a necessary part of any review. It shows the care put into a product and good presentation really can lead to a great first impression. RGG’s Everlasting Wet Palette comes in three forms: a Starter set, a Painter set, and a Studio XL option. All have similar features and contents, give or take a few sheets of hydration paper and the small, white, magnetic attachment for your inks and washes that RGG have called the, uh, “Wavy accessory”. Rely on our paint palette for all of your projects: painting warhammer 40k miniatures, monsters, orks, space marines, zombies, or even a complete army. Painter lite is the only miniature painting palette you will ever need.

Using large sponges is actually counter-intuitive as the weight of the water will cause it to soak away from the semi-permeable layer and pool in the bottom of your container. Some of the retail wet palettes will tell you that the sponge is mould resistant, but in my experience is no better than a cellulose sponge in doing this. Save paint and time: The best hydration system in the world fine tuned to work perfectly with the best miniature paint brands: Gamesworkshop Citadel paints, Vallejo paints, Scale 75 and others.

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Certainly the most discreetly-functional option, but if you are specifically after a single item which will keep your active paints wet for the longest periods – grab one of the other options – or make your own. 6. AK Interactive Wet Palette People were starting to rave about how good products it was and the quirkiness of my own solution had started to grate on me. This extra layer acts as a kind of water filter as it absorbs water but unlike other palettes which can overdilute your paint – this helps limit the amount of water which sits directly below the semi-permeable paper. Ergonomic and robust design makes painting easy and fun. Made of resistant ABS plastic. The unique TPE seal, will keep paints moisturized and stable. The elegant strap will simply keep the wet palette closed.

I thanked them for it, even though I had already bought the normal wet palette for private use years ago. While some of the products in this article might be review copies sent to us by manufacturers, they have no say in what we write about them. It has a solid build quality and an excellent reputation – replacement sheets and sponges are readily available 7. Scale 75 2-in-1 Wet Palette This means that the paper fills any gaps around the edge of the palette. This causes an issue when you need to reload your palette with more water. Pretty common with any wet palette. I’m in the Uk and it’s pretty cold with average humidity here at the moment. I have to reload with water once or twice in an 8-hour painting session. But when I do, there are no gaps at the edges to do this easily. Using a Pipette to add more water Do you use a Wet Palette? What type do you use and why? let us know in the comments Why Use a Wet palette?Some tissue (any tissue really) can act as a water-absorbent layer, then all you need is some baking parchment/paper (the none silicone-based stuff) and you have a makeshift wet palette. (you don’t technically need that layer but you’ll soon end up with bits of tissue in your paint). All in all, this was a very successful test with the Painter Lite. Will RedGrass’ Games Painter Lite Improve my Hobby? Now, one thing I noticed when dealing with this particular metallic paint was that the palette, not having been watered for a good twenty-odd hours at this point (a working day happened between me stirring my red and starting my silver), was beginning to get a little dry and, as such, did not begin to thin the paint as effectively as it had the previous day when freshly soaked. So for me, the Everlasting Wet Palette is the best wet palette on the market right now for painting miniatures.

I find the XL version to be too big for my tastes, but there are probably people where it is very important for that much space. Ever experienced that the paint on your palette starts to dry out while using it? So in the start everything goes great, but then it starts to clump up? I know I’m not alone in this, I’ve actually seen people try to fix this problem by filling the base with resin and / or large sponges to close the gap between the base and the rim. Update 02/12/19: The claim that this is half the price of Redgrass Games wet palette was based on UK retailer pricing at the time of publication. The updated pricing of the Everlasting palette is much closer to the price of this model.The Army Painter Wet Palette is certainly a contender for one of the best wet-palettes in this growing market. It certainly does the job well at a very attractive price point. There are some quirks which we will detail below, but there are also some added benefits specific to this model. Especially for those of you already invested in the army painter brand.