Unboxing: Everlasting Wet Palette
February 13, 2019 by dignity
John and Justin get to unbox the really cool Everlasting Wet Palette designed by Redgrass Games.
Featured on Romain's painting tutorials on the website, the Everlasting Wet Palette is a cool piece of kit that makes sure your paints don't dry in the middle of your marathon Tyrannid painting session. It comes in both regular and XL size for if you want to want to share with other people (which I do not recommend: sharing is not part of a balanced diet).
Given Justin's interesting pronunciation here, is he secretly French?
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I have one of these and I love it. Yeah, I know, you could just build your own but this is a lovely piece of kit. Redgrass are also still working in the background on the actual “everlasting” foam (i.e. a piece of foam that won’t deteriorate and is mold resistant) that had to be taken out of the original Kickstarter because they couldn’t get it to an acceptable level of performance. The magnetic attachments for mixing washes are also a nice touch.
I can’t seem to find a nice level of water to avoid oversaturation with mine. Which is a shame because its a great piece of kit, but leave some paints overnight and they’re all but unusable the following day, I find.
Soak the foam pad in a seperate tub. Rinse and wring out the water. Place it back in the tub and saturate with water. Remove from water and wait for the excess water to drip out. it will still be very wet. Place in box. That should be enough. If you are getting too much water in the paint you can also try multiple pieces of paper.
I’ll give it a try. I like the palette enough that I don’t want to give up on it!
As with any wet palette, there’s a knack to figuring out how much water to use, they’re all different.
Have been using home made wet-palet for many years. Supported the kickstarter and got the small one. functionallity wise its about the same as you can achive with a home made one. But the design and size of it makes it a lot more easy to use/transport and store.
So I’m happy with mine and I will not go back.
I agree, Started using a homebrew wet pallete the first time I went up to BoW for a bootcamp. Found it revolutionary for me! Saw this on the kickstarter and had to back it – just love the design – the homebrew one worked perfectly fine but I just prefer having this on my table and yes – ease of transportation is a big plus. Very happy with my purchase.
Looks good for a prezzy for people if they have a mountain of models.
I’ve made on myself and it seems to work fine, although there are 1 or 2 paints that just don’t play well. That said this is a lovely looking bit of kit and probably would do a better job, plus magnets!
I was tempted with the kickstarter back in the day but even the small one is bigger than the DIY one I use… and deskspace is *very* precious to me :S
I am fairly happen with mine. It does however often seem like the pigment gets sucked into the paper and then there is just water on top. It is great for when you are painting for longer stretches but leaving it aside (with the lid on) even for a few hours still won’t preserve your paints (in my experience). That said the design is neat and the whole thing more convenient that the homemade ones I have been using so far.
I have the small one and it is very good. Like John said it is easy to mix colors in small amounts without having them dry out fast. It is also easy to take on vacation with the seal and band.
I have the small one as well. The pad stays moist for a long (weeks) without molding and is easily rinsed out if paint manages to ooze over the edges of the paper. Looking forward to receiving news that they’ve perfected the “everlasting” sheet.
Backed this on Kickstarter, now it not quite what they originally intended so I question the “everlasting” element of it but as wet palette goes it is very good and I certainly use mine a lot.
I have the smaller one and its turned out to be a wise investment, you have to be careful that when you pack up for a painting session the seal is seated correctly or it dries out but otherwise the Pallette is good. my only criticism lies with the choice of material used for the little magnetic wash tray that clips on the side as its a bugger to get clean without the use of thinner. over the course of several hours engrossed painting (only with Vallejo acrylics) I found the hard way it doesn’t pay to let anything dry… Read more »
really want to get one, my paint station is crying out for one
I got the small for Chrismas. Yesterday i painted some bronze to the weapons of a miniature. I droped the bronze tone on the palette five weeks ago.
Never had this with my home made one.
I have one of these from the original Kickstarter.
Its a really nice bit of kit. I’ve been using it when painting large batches of miniatures and it’s been very useful to keep the paints wet, especially when interrupted by other things. Kept the paint suitably wet for the period of about a week with no issues.
I presume they are a bit easier to open than John demonstrated? Or could we expect to Jackson Pollock the painting area every time it is opened if it has paint in it?
If so I may just have to replace my home-brew version after 3 years of using the same sponge….still works, hasn’t gone mouldy. Oddly still have the rest of the pack of sponges sitting around. If only it could help my painting improve…..
I backed this Kickstart campaign and have been very pleased with the product. I have long used a home made wet palette but that had problems of its own. This palette keeps my paint moist for days and never gets moldy. I highly recommend this product!
I’d love to know who uses the large one / for what. I find it hard to imagine that anyone has so many paints on the go at the same time that they’d need that much space. I just have visions of some insane creative genious surrounded by paint…
I use the large one, its useful because you can place each layer of each different colour that you plan to use on any given miniature on the pad all at once. I have used smaller palettes in the past and if you’re going to use multiple layers in different shades to build up highlights, you can find you quickly run out of space when you move onto the next colour and have to replace the paper.
Also, if you look at my painting desk it does look like I am surrounded by paints…
Huh, so it turns out there’s a simple and logical answer! Well I never!
I have one of these from the kickstarter, excellent bit of kit unless your like me who realised while watching this that I left the top off it 2 days ago!
My homemade mk1 kit still works well enough, though a little small. Given the cost I think I’ll make myself a larger mk2 wet pallet and reserve these babys for a day when I realy feel like spoiling myself.
I got one of these during the KS. I can confirm that when you close it correctly, the paint will remain wet and workable for weeks. My only regret was not getting the larger model.
For the price of I cant see myself giving up my lunch-box, complete with soggy sponge and grease-proof paper.
Just started trying to make one of these. Might have to stop and order this instead. Great timing guys!
I have the Studio XL and absolutely love it and never paint without it. I have been thinking of getting the smaller one for travelling.
Maybe in the future I will buy one of these, but for now my homebrew wet palette will do 🙂
I use a home made wet pallet. It’s just a sandwich box that seals, a piece of thin sponge that you use to wash your dishes, over the top of which you lay a piece of non-stick baking and grease-proof paper, the non wax type. I have been using it for sometime and it does save on paint. I can come back to it one or two days later. Would use nothing else. It is also very cheap to make.
Just got round to watching this video after seeing it posted the other day. Great product will be investing in the future. A thought came to my mind though, would you guys be able to do a deal with this company for some special edition branded OnTableTop or Beasts of War versions? It would be great to see one of those being used in a live stream painting video!