Etchr Mini Palette (review)

The Etchr Mini Palette is designed by artist Stephanie Law ( www.shadowscap... )
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[@rikkus]

This is such a cute and handy idea but if I put in all the colors, I would get it absolutely dirty in 0.1 seconds.

[@ingeleonora-denouden6222]

I had that thought too

[@AaronHutson]

Too small and delicate for me. It stresses me out just seeing how careful you have to be to pick up colors.

[@teohyc]

Yeah. I was afraid to damage my brush

[@GalacticatStudios]

Same, I paint like a mess, this paint would just go everywhere

[@FansOfFood]

@@teohyc same. I would have totally shattered it in two uses.

[@riverbeee9643]

Can confirm as a miniature watercolorist who works with size 4 round or smaller and has ended up with many tubes of paint, that the etchr/stephanie law palette is bomb.

[@traceymars]

I like the concept but I would prefer a bigger palette that I can maybe put 20 colors in and use up to size 12 brushes with. This one is cute but not super suitable for the type of painting I do which uses a limited palette but requires a lot of mixing. I love porcelain palettes they are easy to clean and the watercolor doesn’t beed up. The commercial porcelain palettes that offer up to 20 color wells are enormous even for a studio environment. Maybe Etcher can consider a design that’s in between this product and the much larger commercially available ones. Thanks for sharing!

[@Cog_Nomen]

If they were to release a larger mini palette, maybe they could rename this the "nanopalette"? 🙃

[@traceymars]

Etchr Lab Oh nice! That’s a great idea! Thanks for the response!

[@traceymars]

jomsart that’s a great idea! Thanks for sharing

[@geraldineconway1865]

Nearly choked when you said the price.

[@runeetgill9986]

What was the price

[@dovalayn]

Runeet Gill $72 (australian)

[@lionel1596]

Runeet Gill £32

[@geslinam9703]

Runeet Gill just under $50 American. I don’t care, I bought it anyway.

[@mell8577]

I'm glad you reviewed this tiny little workhorse palette. True, it's not for everyone but I got in on the kickstarter and have been using it for several months now for urban sketching and art journaling. I will say that for me it's most convenient to use with a water brush. It is heavy for its size but not as fragile as it seems. To keep it from clanking inside the tin I've layered a piece of the included felt, the mixing tray, another piece of felt, and finally the palette tray. When I'm finished painting, instead of putting a piece of felt on top of still-wet paints, I like this solution: I filled in her printed template when I put my colors in the palette, laminated it on both sides with a couple pieces of clear tape and trimmed around the circle, then attached a little tab of washi tape which sticks up enough for me to easily pull the paper out. This is what I put in on top of the paints before I close the lid. It keeps the palette from knocking against the lid and keeps the paints under control, and has made it one useful little palette indeed. Sometimes I really like having all my options with me!

[@ishtarduzzie]

I loved the idea of this palette back when I first saw it.... but couldn't justify the purchase of it. 1) Too heavy for a travel palette in my opinion (for backpack/non-car travel) 2) Me being a klutz, I would HATE to risk breaking it out of the house (the replacement cost would make me cry alone) 3) Maybe too small (but adorable!) for a desk palette... but haven't counted it out yet 4) Just too expensive considering it's limitations/cons despite how much i love small/mini things (at this stage at least) I settled on the Artist Toolkit/Expeditionary Art Pocket Palette instead for travel. It is also doubling as my home palette with a ceramic plate..... Now to find a well/mixing option for larger amounts of liquid that I am happy with for water colour and acrylic (for tabletop minis).

[@lizziedae91]

Carly what i use on my desk for mixing is a ceramic egg dish with 12 deep wells which is great for diluting skin tones, paid less than $5 at tjmaxx type store

[@sakitrain7766]

I can feel my anxiety rising by looking at this.

[@xinkage9429]

@Clarice Rodrigues same

[@richardmika2136]

theyer not kidding when they say mini

[@ngocthaodrawing]

Haha true

[@sallyreff2574]

I always spay paint my metal palettes with Rust-Oleum for outdoor furniture.

[@littleblueclovers]

In an ideal world, I would own one of these and paint with a brush that just has a single hair.

[@cindyhorton6980]

Love the porcelain, however very unpractical, and much too pricey! Thank you!♥️

[@Kyomiibrown]

Thanks for the review. I remember Stephanie’s kickstarter for this palette, it’s a lovely little palette and mixer, a really great design, however, I wish she had made the paint wells twice the size - giving room for 18 colours (that would equate to almost half pan size) instead of the 36 tiny wells. An 18 well version would have been perfect palette imho and I would then buy it as it would also mean a no 6 or even 8 brush could be used. 12 colours are more than enough for me as I like a limited palette so normally work with no more than 6 colours anyway, so 18 would be a bonus, and while I could fill 2 wells with the same colour going round on this 36 well version, I would still have the bump in the middle to deal with which may damage the brush. It is a nice palette though, and I would be the first to buy an 18 well version!

[@Kyomiibrown]

Etchr Lab Thank you Mar for your response. Could you kindly advise when the release is? Do you have an email address I can contact you on? Thanks in advance!

[@WildPortraitArtist]

I got one of these when they launched and while I love the 37-well palette for travelling, I do not get on with the mixing palette and found myself frequently reaching for one with more room. In addition they are both together very very heavy....more than my extremely chunky Samsung Note 8! I love the concept of this palette set but honestly I really wish it was made of plastic or something more lightweight and less breakable than porcelain and that there was more mixing room. Also the felt separators are made out of a fabric that sheds a LOT of lint! So I got rid of those very quickly. The concept of this palette is great but it's not so practical in execution. I found myself going back to my 8-pan metal tin very quickly.

[@lunar6562]

I love how he says the word “palette”

[@trondbirkeland8094]

Interesting review! Cute palette. Probably good for flower painters, but for landscape and sketching, too many colours may result in confusion. Porcelain should/can not stain, so I agree it is the best surface for mixing. One could easily pack a small plate instead, along with a limited palette. Would not be the end of the world if it broke. I do not think I would dare to bring such an expensive palette as this round one outside, though. I really apprecite reviews such as these, though. It is reallty interesting to see the inventiveness painting brings out in people.

[@5yarcottages397]

Purchased mine for travelling but find it so useful I use it everywhere. I paint with up to size 6 brush size but mostly 2 and 4. Love the choice of colours it gives me.

[@pesto12601]

Yeah.. I think this is a major fail all around....especially the price. Better off buying a soap dish and using some polymer clay to make some wells... I can buy 2 porcelain soap dishes and a block of clay for $8 on Amazon......

[@pesto12601]

@@nobody-xh6ii I would still use a cheap soap dish for that.. perhaps use some polymer clay to create small sections and bake.... $4 you have yourself a great tray!

[@nectarkenni]

It... doesn’t even come with colours

[@Enryuujin]

Thanks for the review! Helpful as always! Got the 19 well porcelain palette !

[@AmandaWiley]

I love the idea of this palette! I paint a lot of small details, so I use hardly any paint at all. I find that half pans last me many years. This isn't the worst, but over many years it's easy to end up with contamination, dust, hair, and potentially mold, or some form of deterioration. Recently I decided to try finding products that hold small quantities of many colors, and it's not easy. It's nice to see something like this. I will definitely be adding it to my wishlist!

[@grimm5354]

the price is so,, overpriced. i’m taking a ceramic class rn so i’m just going to make my own porcelain palette for free lmao

[@NalaShore]

top of the pops you should sell them, everywhere I look they’re sold out!

[@mysequineye8805]

I have her original one and I love the small size! I filled it with Daniel smith paints and the paint has lasted me months. I let the paints dry and then kept filling it until each well was full and it was ready to go. I do paint small. And believe or not, I use a size 9 sable brush.

[@rashone2879]

Maybe for artists who do miniature painting..like about 2" x 3"?

[@Yan-ri2jg]

72 AUD? This is so much. Are they insane?

[@bastet469]

When I've seen those mini palettes, I noticed that people tend to paint small pieces, 4x6 or less. I imagine they also would work well with artist trading card painting. As far as brushes, I'm thinking #2 or less; perhaps a #4, depending on the manufacturer's sizing which can vary widely. I wish manufacturers would come up with one agreed upon brush size standard. It would make brush shopping (especially online) SO much easier.

[@acatinthecradle]

Thank you for the video! What a neat little pallet. So nice for traveling.

[@flowersinhair3649]

This is so hard to use, I don’t understand why the price have to be so high

[@eurekawanders]

Thanks for the review! I love to mix on porcelain palette. Pretty cool idea to make it small and portable but the colour wells are too tiny!

[@eurekawanders]

Etchr Lab thanks for the reply. Will look out for it!

[@Selove98]

I think I might enjoy this mini palette. I wouldn't fill up with colors side by side to avoid contamination, but I could still carry enough variety and quantity of paint to do decent work out and about. My current favorite thing to do now that its getting cold out is to paint at coffee shops and this is perfect for that.

[@Racnenn]

The tin should have been designed better. For fragile palettes that are so expensive, I don't want to have to tip the whole thing over to dump them out. Also, if you still have unused paint in the wells and put it back in the tin for transport... how are you supposed to get the palette back out again without making a mess?

[@magnoliabutterflystudio]

Thank you for the demo! I just purchased a 3 journal set of Etchr watercolor journals and the mini palette would be a great idea to go with it.

[@altsummoner3630]

It will not rust if you paint a clear sealer onto the metal

[@miaa1762]

This thing is worth $10 at the most. $70?? Can we not.

[@BRW-1973]

Crazy question but could one put oil paints instead of watercolour?

[@teohyc]

I don't use oil so I can't say much.

[@Kyomiibrown]

B R W 1 9 7 3 I would imagine the 37 section one is too small to carry enough oil paint though you could use the bigger mixing one.

[@BRW-1973]

Kyomii ...thanks very much...

[@richardmika2136]

guess you can need an oil cleanner to wash it up after

[@BRW-1973]

Richard Mika ...good point thank you kindly...

[@MedaHalmaciu]

Small and expensive. A box filled with half pans and a little porcelain plate can do the job just as well for the fraction of the price. Not so cute for Instagram pictures,but who cares 😄. Love your videos Teoh!

[@pebble888]

Thanks for the review Teoh. This would be a much more compelling design if the colour palette had exactly the same spaces as the mixing palette ie 7 colours.

[@MissyMona]

I don't understand why the price is so high.

[@EtchrLab]

Thanks for your comment! We understand where you’re coming from and to be clear - the palette is made of porcelain and it’s a very high quality product. The porcelain makes the brush glaze right over it. We could make something with cheap plastic and other materials but that’s not what we are striving for. We hand picked and tested everything to ensure this palette is the best possible product we can make. Thanks for understanding and once again thanks for the interest! :)

[@GM-qq1wi]

@@EtchrLab Porcelain isnt that expensive. It's incredibly dubious how willing you are to lie to potential customers about your product. I have several porcelain pallets which are atleast 10 times the size of these and none of them cost more than $30. One of my porcelain pallets is 42cm by 60cm with 20 wells which all fit 6ml of paint each, cost $25 brand new.

[@roldfyo]

@@GM-qq1wi I have porcelain vases and they're worth it than this.

[@GM-qq1wi]

@@roldfyo worth less? I think you mistyped. Even ceramic is cheaper than porcelain.

[@roldfyo]

@@GM-qq1wi no I meant I rather buy vases than this pallette 😂

[@sarahno4748]

Might be cheaper to take a ceramic class and just make your own depending on where you live

[@Donna_G]

I like porcelain because it doesn't stain the way plastic does. If I had that palette, I am pretty sure that I would not fill all of those tiny paint wells. I'd be concerned with cross contamination. I don't know if I would use any brush bigger than a 4 and more likely, a 2. My finished painting would probably be business card size; so, very small. I do like the idea of portable porcelain. My porcelain palette is bigger and a bit heavy to haul around should I wish to go to the park to paint.

[@DontBeSaddrawing]

Good idea to mix colors.

[@squat6566]

If i were to squeeze paint into it i bet it would go everywhere 😂

[@CynCynea]

I have one (from the first kickstarter) because I paint a lot of detailed ACEOs (6,4x8,9cm) and it's absolutely great for that and for travelling :D Most of my other palettes sit in my shelf unused since i got them, even my beloved Compact II palette from Jacksonsart.

[@cazumbandoartmaddy1728]

Which pallette is this one from Jackson's? Is it still on sale? Is it porcelain?

[@CynCynea]

@@cazumbandoartmaddy1728 No, it's plastic because i needed something light for travelling :) www.jacksonsart.com/de-de/frank-hering-kompakte-palette-halbe-pfanne-26x13cm-offene-13x8cm-geschlossen

[@nk7221]

They now make a palette with 19 wells, so they're better for bigger brushes! The price is the same though :')

[@lizziedae91]

I love your honest reviews

[@EBETZEN]

Great review! Your voice is so relaxing

[@Lisapizza789]

I like to put a lot of paint on a plate. 😀

[@essietangle9931]

Too small for me, but I do think it would be good if you painted cards or small plein air studies.

[@LeaGalTan]

I was excited about this when it first came out but it is way too delicate for me. It is cute but the paint wells are too tiny for me.

[@FaerieDust]

They've just come out with a 19 palette one, I think that'll be much more useful than 37 tbh. I really want one, but not until I can get one from within the EU - it's pricey enough as it is without having to add 25% import VAT + a €7 declaration fee 😬 I love the idea of a porcelain palette, though of course I could just chuck a small ceramic plate in my art kit and save myself some money... don't care, still want one 🤷

[@heartchitect1960]

I'm going on vacation and need to fill mine. Hoping you will show me...

[@astroid1111]

i think the concept of this is very interesting and i can understand why people would be attracted to this product. but i feel like the size of the pans for the paint are a bit too small and would require constant refilling of watercolours, which can be really inconvenient. personally, i use a lot of paint when i draw because of how much i draw, and the idea of only having a small drop of paint is a big problem for me. but i think people who like small artwork and use small size paint brushes would love this palette!

[@EtchrLab]

Hey there! Thanks so much for your comment! We're actually releasing the same sized Mini Palette with 19 wells - which means the wells will be bigger :) If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us anytime! - Ânia

[@jonmahashintina]

Wonder if I could sculpy something like this. Id imagine if you were filling the entire palette youd need to be very careful when picking up colours that the painty water doesnt run across all the rest.

[@altsummoner3630]

Jon Mahashintina probably just make it flush across then use the back of a paintbrush and space it carefully as you made indents.

[@epmmb]

What color did you use as a red here? I like the way it looks on the sweater (maybe it was muted with the other ones)... Nice review! I like the idea of this palette, as I tend to work on small pieces :O

[@teohyc]

That's Jackson's Alizarin Crimson PR179, PR209, PY83

[@SheridansSojourn]

Thanks for another awesome review!

[@annettefournier9655]

Thanks Teoh. Useless to me. Half pan size is frequently too small for me. 👍

[@justsomeguywithouthair6222]

Great review! 💯👌

[@kathleenu4461]

I heard they are going to make a palette with larger wells.

[@TheEnteleqia]

this palette is cute!! thanks for sharing

[@Misana]

Wonderful

[@Vgladstone1]

It is cute but for Plein air not very handy. And the color wells are too small, yes you can get a lot of different colors in it, but you cant get a brush in it and all the colors will run into each other. Being porcelain how do you attach it to any thing ? No tables out doors. Nope not for me.

[@Airbugg]

Hey Teoh great video! I had an idea for you. You should review the 'Mijello Book Palette'. It's selling on Ebay. I haven't seen any reviews on it but it looks really interesting & different!

[@teohyc]

I just bought it. lol

[@Airbugg]

@@teohyc Nice! Lol...I look forward to the review!

[@Airbugg]

It seems like something someone could just squeeze small amounts of paint in, let dry, and just carry around like a book...& each page could have different colors...

[@sueta8014]

Спасибо большое за приятные и информативные видео!

[@musia1861]

Wax the metal box to slow the rusting

[@ngocthaodrawing]

Oh wow so tiny lovely😍😍

[@JJTE134]

How Would That Work It’s So Small I Cant Even Put One Finger In It! 🤨

[@yellowishgreendragon.-.]

If they made these on a larger scale they would be really good.

[@justsomeguywithouthair6222]

This was made to avoid trypophobic people.

[@ChickenxBoneless]

I work too big to ever use this, but thanks for the review!

[@GraciasalDibujo]

Realy pretty material.

[@AlexYorim]

Dainty yet it can carry a lot!

[@noemartinez9135]

This amazing

[@sugarcuts1535]

Welp that’s $50 dollars he’s never getting back 😃👍

[@SuperXrunner]

It's cute, but way to expensive...I made a mini palette out of a straw and an altoids tin. It only cost the price of some mints that I already ate, a straw I already used, some glue and paints I already had and most of my paints get in...for more paints I could have two or three of them and I can throw them in my pocket...save the money, make your own

[@xXLissaTaylorXx]

I did something similar, but I used half pans in an altoids tin that I glued magnetic strips to so I could mix and match. I love my lil baby pallet. I use the lid to mix colors. Did you do anything to make separations in the lid? I feel like that is the only thing I am missing

[@vverlaine]

Omg its cute af

[@maplehockeylove6339]

I think I'll stick with the little plastic ones tbh; the price is...

[@brenttaylordotus]

Looks like Etchr should have consulted you before making the metal tin : D

[@teohyc]

Metal tins are very common because they are cheap to produce.

[@mollymags132]

It’s so tiny and cute lol

[@pooch7449]

It's cute but it would stress me out too much

[@michelinepartikian4227]

It's a bit expensive for me :-( But thanks for the video :-)

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

$80 plus shipping and handling.....think not!

[@altsummoner3630]

Porcelain really is not that expensive lol

[@teatime_drawing4171]

And then there is me, who makes the paletes themselves.

[@ingeleonora-denouden6222]

Too small for me. And I never take that many colours with me.

[@Granny-yj8jv]

HELLO

[@marcusbell9799]

Rkcjdjddkccskcj the price I went “wheh? ....EH” what the HELL

[@stormyeffects4795]

+1 sub

[@OkieSketcher1949]

Too delicate for plein air work. Too small for plein air work. Too expensive for my limited wallet. Good review however.

[@bradfordyorks5055]

Looks useless - throw the palettes away and put mints in the tin......

[@tahurahossain6012]

Yo, heart my comment. 🤣🤣

[@Lisapizza789]

Not for me.

[@-kuro4703]

NO 재팬 가지 않습니다. 사지 않습니다. 🇯🇵NO

[@nishtha27]

I'm trypophobic so this grossed me out. I'm sorry

[@teohyc]

Oops

[@ohsillymelly]

That's WAY overpriced for what it is, lol.

[@botaktatasumo]

The accent tho .....smh

[@justsomeguywithouthair6222]

Great review! 💯👌

[@justsomeguywithouthair6222]

This was made to avoid trypophobic people.