How to Make: The best Wet Palette for Painting Miniatures & Models

[@TrentRosenbaum]

I think the best improvement has come from the purchase of an adjustable light that is suitable for a painting desk. Just having a consistent light lets me paint for longer without straining my eyes is so nice. It also lets me real see the colour. Also closely followed by a wet palette and a paint mixer 🤣

[@DocDocGoose15]

Thanks so much for the tutorial. I'm just getting started with 40K and it's great to see how supportive and helpful the community is

[@sirsilco]

My favorite tool is standing magnifying glass with built in lights. Really helps with snall details.

[@BenKingEagles]

All the videos I've been wading through and navigating paid reviews that are either dishonest or clueless, to land here is perfect. I read your guide on the website, then went hunting and I've just come full circle. I love that your page and video follow the same 'Ah-hah!' format. And the cheek... delicious. Thanks!

[@FauxHammer]

From the bottom of my heart. Thank you so much!

[@jakobsjoling107]

Great video. When cutting your parchmrnt paper to size, make it slightly smaller than the container. The paper expands slightly as it dampens so if you cut it exactly to size it will press against the sides and be prone to wrinkling.

[@FauxHammer]

Great tip

[@garethkirby9295]

Thing that helped my hobby was buying Tamiya extra thin cement. Makes glueing models so much easier than GWs plastic glue

[@JanBaucke]

I bought the palette from The Army Painter because I wanted to save myself the cutting of sponge and paper and I am satisfied. But for metallics I use a small rectangular ceramic palette with indentations. Greetings from Germany PS: The light turned out really well.

[@bibsp3556]

I was making it, thought "Oh, this would be better on the lid" then you said it. Love it

[@FauxHammer]

lol, i did it wong for years!

[@gracedolipro6206]

Omg thanks i did not know how easy it is to make a wet pallette. Great tutorial

[@FauxHammer]

Happy to help!

[@stueyx]

TK Maxx frequently have Systema boxes for sale at a good price if you are near enough to one. And distilled water gives a few extra days of mold free wet pallet use over tap water.

[@imperialinquisitormordecai9688]

That last part was brilliant, immediatly going to do that, can't believe i haven't thought of that before

[@FauxHammer]

thanks for validating me, yes! I felt dumb when i saw it myself and thought! oh yeah, that;s rather obvious.

[@darrenhillman8396]

I would have to say my adjustable desk light which is fitted with a daylight-balanced LED lamp. Not used a wet palette before and have just bought one. Wish I’d seen your video before I did! You have a like and a new sub.

[@stephenmurray5684]

My favourite tool for my painting hobby is me. It ain't the sharpest but it will get better as more painting is achieved (at least, so I hope).

[@TronsTableTop]

I have so many as a newbie. Home made way pallet like the ones in this video. I did buy the army painter one but haven't used it yet. A magnifier desk lamp which I got recently. And as I don't have an airbrush, a rattle can completely leveled up my painting. Getting a solid base down on a unit of 10 is so much better than sticking 2 thin coats of base across the unit. Need a better way to hold them though. And don't really wanna buy the spray stick

[@Billio68]

My favorite tool is my brush cleaning soap it saves all my brushes even when I F’ up and pull a dumb ass like set my Brush down to address a miss mold line, never store your brushes upside down always flat… I use this stuff…General Pencil Company Inc., The Masters Brush Cleaner & Preserver 1 Oz. I buy off Amazon less than $10 USD saved me hundreds in replacement brushes. I have no affiliation and have only ever used it because it has worked beautifully random trial after $300 in replacement brushes.

[@penitentialarts]

For people in the U.S. watching this, Reynolds cooking parchment paper is readily available at grocery stores.

[@LucyHeartfiliaasdfghj]

I don't paint miniatures but I run into similar issues keeping gouache paint at the right consistency when painting so I might try this!

[@FauxHammer]

I suspect this would be a huge benefit.

[@imienazvvisko]

Thanks for info about how much water should there be. Had DIY palette, have proppee palette now but couldnt get this working.

[@FauxHammer]

You’re welcome 😊

[@k23Mordred]

Awesome and entertaining! Thank you very much!

[@FauxHammer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stephenmurray5684]

Hello Fauxhammer, did you procure the said parchment paper from a physical retail outlet, here in the UK, please ? If so, which one ? Many thanks

[@FauxHammer]

dunelm was my go to but they changed the paper to brown, so I started getting it from co-op for a while. not I just buy the retail paper from redgrass games.

[@Joe_Smo]

Best improvement would be Magnifying Helmet or jeweler's head band. They work fantastic for me and mine has a 3 LED light with two brightness setting, 10 lens, and jeweler's lens for @$20.00

[@FauxHammer]

I tried one but could not get on with it

[@Joe_Smo]

@@FauxHammer Sorry mate, I'm farsighted bad so became essential for me once I got on in age.

[@Mlamp]

Hi, there, great tutorial, and video. What kind of sponge did you recommend to use? Do you have a link or the name? I'm having a little trouble trying to find that sponge

[@FauxHammer]

I think it's called cellulose

[@chrisnelson2770]

Was fully expecting you to 3d print your palette 😅

[@Carweazle]

Best thing is probably Tamiya extra thin cement and their panel line accent range

[@glengorman30]

Glue

[@TheEnd]

Favorite hobby tool: 3d printer

[@xraydeadgirl]

Makeup brushes are my deal.

[@FauxHammer]

if that works for you, keep doing it!

[@paulportelli2286]

Scrapping knife

[@sassymama25]

The best tools I have are blending brushes!