If you haven’t been painting for a while, sometimes it can be hard to know how to use a wet palette, check out the Army Painter’s tips!
The Army Painter is known for having some of the best and most affordable paints on the market! But they also have an extensive collection of tutorials and paint guides. Their tutorials are perfect for learning how to get your minis on the table quickly. If you want to see everything The Army Painter has been releasing latetly, check it out here.
Today they are walking us through something that’s simple, but most of us take it for granted. Using a wet palette! This will really take your paint game to the next level. This is geared towards newer people but has some good tips for veterans as well.
Just as a note, all the paints, and tools used in this video will be from them, which you can pick up all the tools and colors here. Let’s see how to do it!
How to Use a Wet Palette: The Army Painter Tutorial
They’ll be using their wet palette to work with today, and if you want to pick one up, you can here. It comes with everything you’ll need and 50 sheets for painting.
To get started, run one Hydro Foam Sheet underwater and soak thoroughly. Then place the foam into the palette tray, make sure a little water is coming over the top of the foam. Then, put one paper pad on top of that and let it soak. Then, squeeze out gently any remaining sitting water.
Adding Paint
Use a smaller amount of paint than you normally would. Just throw what colors you want on there. With a brush, work the tip over the paint until you have the consistency or blend you want.
Rewetting Your Palette
This part is simple, take a squeeze bottle and add more water to the edges once it starts getting too dry. This will help keep everything nice and wet for painting.
Cleaning Your Palette
When you need a new sheet, simply pull the old sheet out carefully. For the hydro foam underneath, remove it and run it under warm water. When you’re done painting, simply replace the top tray and cover with the top, then use the band to hold it all together. If you want to keep your blends and paints, simply close it up and don’t remove the sheet with your paints. It should stay for a while and save you a bunch of prep time.
There you have it! Some great tips on getting your models ready for paint!
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Travis Pasch
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Bio: Dark Eldar Dracon and Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the third edition in 1998. He also loves camping because you can only paint so much! He joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the main daily writer since 2020.
Maybe one day, he’ll finish converting all his Ad Mech models and turn into a true tech enjoyer, complete with sad and happy robot noises!
