Red Grass Games Hit Kickstarter With Everlasting Wet Palette
September 20, 2017 by brennon
Red Grass Games have rather exploded on Kickstarter as they took to the platform with their Everlasting Wet Palette. Take a look...
They are punting for this to be the best wet palette out there which comes in a nifty case as you'll see here which hermetically seals and will stay wet for days once you've closed the lid - with no mould attacking your work surface either.
This quick diagram gives you an idea of how it works when you put it all together.
The Wet Palette also comes in a few different sizes on the Kickstarter page too for the regular Painter and then the Studio side for someone who does a hell of a lot of painting.
The same style of kit breakdown is apparent for both of them. It comes with the case itself, a strap to keep it all together, the foam to soak up the water and the small 'wavy' paint tray for you to mix.
Here are some of their talking points for the Wet Palette...
- Save paint: the paint won't dry out during your painting session
- Start and stop at will: you can stop painting for a few minutes, hours or days, and find again workable paints when you come back
- Achieve advanced technics: thanks to Everlasting stable hydration system, and our smooth surface, you will be able to perform advanced technics like Glaze, Gradients, Blending, two Brush Blending
- And it's easy to use: it works straight out of the box, and the case, wells and brush holders were designed for you to enjoy your miniature painting!
Now, whilst this does sound like a great idea it is the standard idea of a wet palette but with a rather fancy box and some additional tweaks and twerks here and there. It's certainly a viable product and people have been going mad for it as you'll see by their Kickstarter.
I think the ability to seal up your wet paints and have them ready to go when you move to a new location or just get to sit back down at the table is the main selling point here. That could be very helpful for folks.
What do you think of the idea?
"It's certainly a viable product and people have been going mad for it as you'll see by their Kickstarter..."
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I dunno. I prefer the Chinese method. As in eat a tonne of take away and use the plastic container with a bit of kitchen towel and grease proof paper.
Oh but by all means, pimp your hobby!
A recent review said the paint stored in it would only be good for a few hours. The paper let too much water through and anything after that the paint would be too watery to use.
Unless of course you worked in hot climates in which case the extra water would help fight of evaporation.
Do you have a link?
I think he may mean Meg Maple’s review, which while it wasn’t bad, wasn’t especially great either: http://www.arcanepaintworks.com/blog-1/2017/9/18/everlasting-wet-palette-by-redgrass-games
Check those great reviews here : http://www.redgrassgames.com/reviews.html
Reviews hosted on their own website are hardly unbiased.
Other reviews however, said it was pretty good
I am a bit of a sucker for nice tools, so along with my Games & Gears brushed my Rathcore Grip I have also backed this. I doubt it is any better than a plate, sponge and wet palette sheet but I think it looks nice, packs away well and is a good size for transport.
I will review it when it comes early next year.
Martin
I backed the Rathcore miniature grips and they are lovely. In most cases it’s easier to mount the model than on a regular bottle cork. But even ignoring that, they’re a lovely item that, if you enjoy your painting, are worth having. Just like this wet Palette.
How exactly does it prevent mold? Just sealing air tight won’t prevent mold from growing. Spores will get in while your painting and won’t be bothered by the darkness and air tight environment. I know there’s ways to prevent/mitigate the mold risks but I don’t see how this pallet is any better than others in that regard.
The foam itself is made from a antimicrobial material. They say their secret sauce is the foam sponge. I don’t know much more than what they state on their KS page. I do know how everyone else paints, but for me, if I can save everything for 24hrs, that is good enough. I usually start painting early Saturday morning before anyone is up. usually around 6am. Then, by the time the family is up and we are doing our normal weekend things, I may get back to it for an hour in the afternoon and then late at night once… Read more »
Same way as some plastic fibres stop mold, or silver nano particles. Certain materials disrupt bacteria cell walls, and thus kill them.
Copper helps prevent mold growth. I keep a small brown 2 (or 5?) eurocent piece in the bottom of my homemade one, and have never had any issues with bad smells, slime or mould growth in the sponge I use. I have had it for about two years now, changing the water and rinceing the sponge maybe once a fortnight or so.
Presumably there is some anti.mould agent such as copper in the foam here.
I think it looks good. Stores nicely. Most of the reviews are quite positive. I’m supporting the kickstarter and I’ll be happy even if it is no better than a home made one. I like the magnets on the side to attach the “wavy” tray. In fact I ordered a second one of those.
i wish the top was larger so you can tuck it under the base when using the wet palette.
Not bad, but shipping kills any value for us Aussies.
And the backer comments are in… “After weeks of using the product, I can say with great confidence that the thinness of the paper is a design flaw, lends to creasing and tears too easily. The shell design is alright, but doesn’t always get a good enough seal. In comparison to the Masters, I like the size and design of this one better, and the sponge is significantly better, but the box has a much worse seal, and the paper is infinitely worse. 3/5, would be a 4 with better paper, and possibly a 5 with a secure lock in… Read more »
Been using the XL for 2 months. I have a problem with the paints drying out overnight. I was having better luck with a sponge, parchment paper and a tupperware container.