Unboxing an Army Painter Wet Palette & Using it for the First Time! Gouache Painting Demo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- I've never used a wet palette before, but lately I've been getting frustrated with my paints drying too quickly on regular palettes, particularly gouache and acrylics. It makes it really difficult to blend, and I don't want to have to rush my paintings. So I've been reading up on the concept of wet palettes, and I figured it was high time to get myself one and see if they work as well as people say at keeping paint wet for a longer time!
There are many options but I found this Army Painter Wet Palette, and I really liked the look of it, so that's what I went with! It's also more compact than some of the wet palettes aimed at artists, which are much larger and won't fit easily on my desk while filming. This Army Painter one is aimed at the Miniature Painting world, so it fits nicely into frame, haha!
Today I will be unboxing the wet palette, figuring out how to use it, and painting a picture using gouache. I did not film acrylic paints this time, but I plan to in a future video so I can compare how the different paints behave in the wet palette.
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Becky, I leave a few words here since this is your most recent video, you are a wonderful artist, I veatched quite a few videos where you are creating amazing art. I wanted to communicate something with you so I sent you a message to your email I found here on your channel, I just wanted to let you know, I hope I got the address right. Your kitty is absolutely wonferful, it is great when they are so loving and clingy because usually they are very independent. He definitely is a beauty and his tail, wow. I watched when you painted him, it was perfect. Also the way you painted that parrot it's absolutely beautiful and so realistic. I love exotic birds I have a mini-mscaw, but she's with my daughter, she's 30 yrs old this year and had her since she was a baby. They can outlive us. That wet palette is very unknown to me, I don't think it's very common here in America because most places are humid, except maybe 2 states in the west. I hope you get my email, I really would like you to read it. All my best to you and keep smiling 😊
Hi Judith, I received your email and have replied to it. Wow, 30 years old is amazing! Macaws are such beautiful birds. I didn't know there were mini versions; I just looked up a Mini Macaw and they are SO ADORABLE!!! 😍 Thank you so much for watching my videos, it means a lot to me! Take care and have an excellent day! ❤
Love your painting. Gandalf is too cute!
Thank you! 😊 He's always getting up on that chest of drawers, lol.
Love the Gandalf moments. Beautiful lorikeet Becky
Thank you! He stole the show as usual, lol.
Awww your kitty loves you to pieces! The painting is so vibrant and beautiful. Thank you!
He gets so clingy sometimes, it drives me crazy! 😂
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Oh my goodness, Gandalf in the beginning was the cutest thing ever. That alone made my day a better one. I absolutely love the size of your Army Painter palette; I have a Sta-Wet palette, but as you mentioned, it's too big to comfortably use, but I do use it when I need to. When I use mine, I do ring out the sponge just a little bit before I put it in there. I love your abstract piece; how fun! Also, the nose hole and eye in your parrot are really spectacular. Gandalf at the end... 😂😆😂
Haha thank you! I have to close him out of the studio when I'm working because he just craves attention. I forgot I had the door open so his arrival was a complete surprise! 😂 I will definitely use less water in the sponge next time. What a mess I made, lol. The lorikeet was a fun painting to do, I've had that one queued up for a while!
Very good palette. Very useful in dry, desert climate, which is not really my case, as I live in rather damp England. Beautiful paintings, by the way. Have a great Sunday, Becky and see you later.
Ps. Gandalf is adorable
Thank you Valerie! Winters in Melbourne are usually more like English weather - it's the coolest climate in Australia. But summer time it gets ridiculously hot here, though this year we never managed to reach 40C, so I am happy about that, haha!
Cute bird, I saw it on Instagram before this vid actually! They’re very similar looking to parrots. I see how this could be useful as I’m actually a slow worker and don’t like to work with media that dries too fast, tbh. That’s why I avoid acrylics😂 I actually thought the abstract was really fun too and a smart way to use up the paints on the palette. Gandalf is so sweet and of course he must have sensed a bird was involved because he was all over this video😂😂
Thank you! Lorikeets are definitely part of the parrot family, with their curved beaks. They make so much noise at dusk, when they all nest in a single tree. It's deafening! I had fun with that abstract too, heheh. I think this wet palette will be amazing at keeping acrylics wet - I really hope so anyway! Gandalf sure loves birds, he managed to catch one the other day. Poor thing didn't stand a chance against my massive feline! 😭
I have seen many videos now about that palette and yours is special because you are not a Tabletop figure or modeling scale painter. You are an artist and it is great to see your work on that bird in combination withe palette. This is great and shows very good how to use this palette and what is possible. Thank you very much and know i know what i will buy ;-).
I'm glad it was helpful! I didn't even know these palettes existed until I saw something about painting tabletop figurines and I knew that I needed to have one of those for painting in general. It's proving to be really useful, at least for smaller paintings. I haven't yet caved and bought a bigger one, this is doing just fine. 😄
The wet palette seems to be a better size for desktop. Thanks for sharing Gandalf with us :)
It is great for a smaller space! Gandalf shared himself in this video, I had no idea he was even in the room. 😂
This was fascinating. I love these kinds of videos where we learn right along with you. Bonus-getting to see your fantastic smile.
Thank you! I had fun learning how to use the palette. 😊
im in west gippsland. i just have a flat rectangle tupperware, i put some kitchen paper towel at the bottom, squirt a bit from the tap, and then the spray bottle. layer of baking sheet on top for the paint. ive had acrylics last up to two weeks inside.
I'll probably try making one eventually. Your one sounds like it works well!
I did the same and it worked great for acrylics. Less water was the secret- too much seeps through the paper just like what happened here ( I went overboard in the beginning too lol). Keeping it in the fridge made it last for weeks, and I never had mould problems either. Beautiful painting Becky 😊
Love your bird.
FYI Materson's Sta-Wet palette is available in a 8.5" x7"x1" size.
If you plan on keeping your paints wet for a long time, you may want to use distilled water. It should lessen chances of mold.
Thank you for an enjoyable video.
Thank you, I have much to learn! 😂 I only saw jumbo sizes in store but I will look up the smaller one online out of curiosity now.
I have a little Masterson's Sta-Wet palette. It's 7 x 8.5 inches. I got it on Amazon for $11 USD.
I'm not sure what size the Army Painter is but it's $25 USD.
The Sta-Wet palette was a game changer for me, I can actually enjoy painting with gouache, acrylic gouache, and regular acrylics instead of fighting with them.
I haven't seen the small Sta-Wet palette, but it sounds like it's a similar size. The Army Painter is more in the "boutique" category I think, and all miniature painting stuff seems to carry quite a price tag. I do like it though! And yes, very much a game changer when it comes to paints that dry too quickly. 💜
Worked great. When you close the lid you raise the humidity inside the container, for gouache you probably don't have to close the lid or pour the water in. (Just dampen the sponge enough to make sure the top paper gwts damp as well when you apply it.) It's great to experiment. The gouache turned out much better for you now, no more drying up! Looking forward to seeing what happens with the acrylics.
Tfs.
Thank you! Yes, I definitely went overboard with the water, lol. I wasn't expecting quite an airtight seal and the humidity was much higher than expected! Oh well, less water next time is the key there. I will hopefully get to the acrylic paints soon to test them out as well. 😆
@@BeckyTregear love your channel.
Can't wait to see what's next.
I mix into my Winsor and Newton gouache paint a medium to slow down the drying and it works. It’s Winsor and Newton watercolour blending medium. Maybe it could work for you. 😊
Thanks for the tip! I might try some if I happen to see it. But the wet palette has been good so far...just maybe a bit less water next time. 😂
I have never even heard of watercolor blending medium! I'm intrigued..
Wow, this palette looks to be a perfect size 😍 I am gonna google it 😍
Yes it's a great compact size! There is also a Redgrass Games Everlasting Wet Palette that looks good too and is about the same size.
I have been using the same Masterson palette seal and it is huge but I've had the same one for 25 years at least! I use the cheap flexible dollar store cutting mats in them or palette paper if i need a disposable option. I was sent the redgrass games palette which is small like yours and it is a higher quality it seams but I haven't used it as much. I think I will try gouache in it for plein air as bringing my jelly gouache palette is heavy.
I've done a mini wet palette before that worked ok. I used vegetal paper (baking paper) and a normal sponge (those from the kitchen? Then cut it and placed inside a small box with a lid and it worked but I live in a humid place and it was a really dry weather but it kept my gouache wet :)
The thing is that the paint may run like that if you fill up the sponge too much, you need to finds a Ballance sometimes, just damp enough to keep them wet...
And distiled water prevents the mold btw.
Acrylics don't work that well in my experience but if you keep re-wetting the sponge it works ok.
Not that hard to make if you need a smaller one.
The bird looks gorgeous 💓
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I definitely need to experiment with the water levels...next time I will add a bit less I think! Maybe one day I will try to make a wet palette from household items. 😊
💜💜💜tfs💜💜💜 my son does WH40K and I think I now know what to get him for his birthday, thanks heaps
Oh great, I am sure he will love it! 😊💜
I forgot to add, you have way too much water in your sponge. You need half that much. Putting the lid on causes condensation and if you have too much water your paints will spread all over
Oh yes, I've learned that the hard way! 😂 Next time, less water, haha!
I was so surprised to see how your paints spread so much in 1 hour while you were eating lunch. I suppose they wouldn't move as much with the lid off. The ended up wringing the sponge out on the one I used until it wasn't dripping met but just damp and that kept my acrylic gouache paints good for a couple weeks.
It was kind of cool to see how they ran, and I wasn't expecting that at all. Next time I will be using much less water, lol! I call that a 'teachable moment'. 😂😂
I found a smaller size masterson (8.5x7) and it’s a game changer when using acrylic based paints.
I can't wait to try acrylic paints in it - definitely a game changer! I could only find giant wet palettes in store - maybe those are more popular in general? But the smaller ones are so much easier to fit on a desk, lol.
My greatest tip is don’t get into Warhammer otherwise your wallet will cry 😂
Stay wet palettes are sooo nice, I wish I got this one instead of my Daler Rowney one - it’s way too big!! Though I cut the sponge so it fits my small rectangular plate so I can use it and then store it in the stay wet box till the next time I use it. It lasted me 2 weeks one time! And that’s because I discarded it after a finished project rather than the paint going dry.
That crease in the foam is such an annoyance! Btw the masterton/masterson/whateverwasthatname recommend saturating the sponge with very hot water, squeeze the sponge out till it’s around 50% saturated (so still soaked through but not dripping) and for the paper on top - run it under hot water again, “squeegee” the water away from the sheet, then place it on top of the wet sponge. I’d recommend using cooled boiling water so there’s less chance of any bacteria lurking there. Also, could put a copper coin underneath the sponge, apparently that has a good enough sanitising effect! Hope that’s helpful x
Oh wow, the world of wet palettes is complicated indeed! 😱 Two weeks is impressive. We had a look in Warhammer last weekend. I understood nothing, lol! Some kid spent $160 while we were there. 😂
@@BeckyTregear tbh it's not that complicated, it's more about getting the best results - and you deserve for the item to serve its purpose to the fullest. Honestly, their stuff looks amazing. I've never owned anything by them (lol I'm broke), but I can't help but gaze at all the cool fantasy-heavy sets!
Sounds like that kid got one minature, ey? :P
I have a smaller sta wet palette that I have yet to use. Yours works great! I love your paintings. The bird is magnificent. My son-in-law and daughter are into miniature painting. They quite enjoy it. Take care.
Thank you so much! Miniature painting looks like fun. ❤
I have my wet palettes for more than a month now. I bought two, Mastersons and Redgrass. Im only using the Mastersons now and it’s been more than a month and the first batch of paints I squeezed stayed fresh the whole time, with water top up every 2 weeks I think.
I live in Western Sydney and it seems that the humidity here is nice to the paints so I dont worry about mould - im glad I can skip those extra steps “to avoid mould”
I want to re-use the hydro paper (baking paper?😅) so I mix paints on a different palette.
That's great to know how long you've had your paints stay wet; I haven't had a chance to leave them yet for a long period of time. I think I will start again with a less messy piece of paper. 😂 You didn't like the Redgrass or was it too small? Also, I hope you didn't get flooded!
@@BeckyTregear Im really impressed that wet palettes actually work. I wish Ive gotten them sooner cause ive been exclusively painting with gouache for months now. I havent used the Redgrass yet cause the Mastersons arrived first haha I actually like the sizes I got cause I dont paint that big.
Thanks! Fortunately our area isnt flood zone area. Didnt really see huge puddles either so that was good 😮💨
So having used a wet palette for acrylics yes it runs. Definitely use less water, damp rather than wet. I'm going to get into goauche soon it was nice to see you use AS goauche. I've been curious what it's like. It looks like it works well though I like the size of the army painter palette. It would fit my table much better than my big wet palette. Nice rainbow lorikeet I'm painting one at the moment too.
Oh I forgot to say I use the monte mart disposable palette paper in my wet palette after I ran out of the official stuff and there seems to be no difference between the two.
Thank you for the tips, and it's good to know the Mont Marte palette paper can be used as a substitute! The AS gouache is pretty good, there is a nice range of bright colours. I am really liking the compact size of this wet palette, it's a good one for a smaller desk. 😊
3:43 is such a cute and wholesome moment, thank you so much for thissss.
Very much spontaneous, haha!
I bought a Masterton Sta-Wet palette over a year and a half ago at the same time as my Fresh Water Rinse Well... and while I use the Rinse Well allllll the time (I love it, it’s like a flush toilet for fresh water for painting, haha!), I have NEVER used my Sta-Wet palette yet.... and they were expensive! 😂😂😂
3:56 P.S. I dunno why more people don’t wear fur... your Gandalf scarf is soooo cute! 😜 FLUFF!
I had to look up the Rinse Well...that is going on my wish list!!! 😂❤️ Gandalf scarf contains claws, lol.
@@BeckyTregear Haha, that’s why I put the full name of it... I knew if you didn’t have one (which I was sure you didn’t ‘cos I hadn’t seen in your videos), that you would NEEEED it if you saw it like I did when I caught sight of it in a video once (I think from The Hedgehog Hollow - th-cam.com/video/fHrSYF1vsro/w-d-xo.html)... 😜
And, oh yeah, totally forgot about the claws part of that fluffy scarf......
This cat has such a personality! Thanks for this video. I am feeling very down today and you always make me smile.
I too have the smaller sta wet palette and the paint stays wet for weeks in it. (I'm in a dry climate as well, if we don't have a flood, lol). I learned to use not as much water in the sponge that it is soaking wet, otherwise the paint is too diluted. No worries, you will figure it out!
Thank you so much! I am glad my video helped in a positive way, that makes me feel great! Good old Gandalf, stealing the show, haha! Oh my gosh, I hope you weren't badly affected by the floods? I can't believe how much rain you all got up there, it's just such an insane amount. I was glued to the TV when they rescued those people off the roof, and then the dog went missing, and they found it a few days later....what an emotional rollercoaster that was! 😱 I can't even imagine such a situation. We've had barely any rain at all here in Victoria, with one day last week bringing 30mm, but otherwise nothing pretty much all summer. Its crazy how different our weather patterns are! I am definitely going to use less water in the palette next time, lol. ❤
@@BeckyTregear thank you. Our house is on a hill, so we didn't get flooded, but we had some damage on the property. You could sit and watch the water rising on the patio, just like in 2011. It was scary! My children live in Brisbane and were cut off for a few days. They sent me photos of cars completely under water. Then the rain moved south and NSW got it bad too.
@@Bonnie10au Wow, that's full on! It's always worth having a house on high ground. Of course some of those country towns have none...😵
such a pretty colourful bird 😀 thankfully we dont have them here, and the neighbourhood macaw is a good distance away so you dont hear him be so vocal lol
I can imagine Macaws would be really loud! We also have cockatoos, galahs, corellas.....all of which are noisy, lol! Most of them live in the nearby park though so it's not so bad.
he is a gorgeous blue tho and is usually yelling at the dogs to shut up lol
Such a great video...So regarding the paint running everywhere its actually bc you put to much water in there...your first mistake was pouring water directing into the palette- i knwo you did it for convenience while recording but there is a reason why they said to wet the sponge outside of the palette...if it gets to wet everything runs together. For a stay wet palette to work properly you want the sponge wet but not over saturated and dripping wet-acrylics will run as well if there is too much water. I wet my sponge in the sink then wring it out a little so there are no drips- you kinda want the saturation of like a Clorox wipe. Anyway great video and thanks for sharing. Much love ❤
Haha yes, my "For Filming Purposes" shenanigans definitely oversaturated things! Next time I will wring that sponge out over the sink, and use a lot less water. I guess I learn better the hard way anyhow, lol.
Sorry Becky I forgot to like this video when I first watched it.....Most likely I was about to do something or other so better late than never lol.
I have a cat just like that, Zeus, he's 4kg and he likes to sit in my legs when I'm painting which is not that nice since I don't want to paint his lovely fur xD
I think everyone with cats feels hour pain xD
They just love to be involved in everything we do! 😸💜
Beautiful painting! You are using too much water on the wet palette. If you need to re-moisturize it (a few days later), just use a squirt bottle to squirt some water along the sides of the hydro foam and the foam will distribute the water to its entire body. Do not use a cup to pour water directly on it because you will have no control over the amount of water coming out from the cup and it will most probably be too much water. Enjoy your Army Painter wet palette. This is a fantastic product!
Thank you, and yes next time I will use less water, haha. I am glad I was able to see how it made the paints run though, so I could learn from my mistakes. 😁