Toys to Wet My Palette

Went to Michaels today to check out some hobby stuff (I was the only guy there, the place is beaver city) and happened upon a wet palette for $15. So far I've found that while painting the thinned paints congeal and dry out fairly quickly which is irritating. This paint is by no means cheap. Equally irritating is the fact that it comes out drop by drop. Sometimes a single drop is just too much. So I decided to pick up the wet palette as well as an extra sponge and a pack of extra wet palette paper.

This thing is pretty awesome. The wet palette itself is a pretty straight forward box that keeps moisture inside. This is what you get in the package.

When you open it there is wet palette paper and a sponge inside. Now you can make these at home with whatever you've got lying around for cheaper but the beauty of this thing is that it is all self contained and really does work.

You soak the sponge and then wring it out a few times for first use. The paper is extremely durable, washable, and reusable. Simply soak it in hot water for 10 minutes then rinse it in cold water then set it on top of the completely saturated sponge and you're ready to go. Three days after mixing paints on this thing, they are still moist. Simply re-thin them with water and use them up! This item pays for itself after a month if not less than that.