Warhammer 40000
模型制作湿调色盘
Stackable Wet Palette (可保存的湿调色盘)
Well, this is my first attempt at an article; I thought I would share my idea for a wet palette. I have
seen articles that talk about using a blister pack, but you can’t hold a lot of different paint on one.
I came up with an easy stackable plan. So with out further ado… Ginny’s mini’s stackable wet
palettes.
Items needed
Wet palette paper
Sponges (I used compressed sponges)
Round stackable containers, I found these at my local craft store and at
Wal‐Mart, in the beading area.
Scissors
Pencil
Here is a picture of the
round containers.
Using just one of the containers, trace circles on wet palette paper, cut out circles, set aside. I
always cut extra and store them in the bottom container.
Next using same container, trace circle on sponge. I find compressed sponges are easier to trace
on and to cut out.
Then get sponges wet insert into round container.
Next wet the wet palette paper per manufacturer’s directions, then place on top of sponge.
Now stack round containers. You have a four level wet palette.
And there you
have it one very
easy, fairly
inexpensive wet
palette; I have
found that it is
nice to have flesh
on one level,
armor on another,
clothing on
another…and so
on.
I hope you have enjoyed my article and found it useful. As always thanks for looking.
Ok I know this came out looking funny, If anyone who has done an article before can help me fix
it so it is left justified, I would sure appreciate it!
Create a Cheap Wet Palette (制作简易湿调色盘)
I had seen the new Privateer press Wet palette and
found it very useful. I had originally used
something similiar, I used a wet paper towel as my
palette, It wasted a ton of paint. I bought the
Privateer press wet palette after my roommate
bought it. I saw the contents and realized I could
have just made one myself. I did, it works like a
charm. First buy a miniature from Privateer Press.
They just have the perfect packaging that I know of
to make this type of palette. They also usually
supply the foam needed for the palette.
Take out the mini(s) and
the foam out of the
package. Save the blister
and the foam. you could
dispose of the miniature.
(just kidding)
Cut the foam to the size of the blister package, so it
fits snugly at the bottom of the tray. The foam will
expand slightly when it is wet so you may need to cut
it slightly smaller than the tray. Make sure it fits
properly in the blister tray.
Now you need some tracing paper. I had some left
over from another project. I am not sure it makes a
huge difference, but I would make sure it is
Acid‐free. the paper that is supplied in Privateers
wet palette is slightly thicker than the stuff I got. I
am sure you can always get something thicker to
match.
Cut a sheet to size, you want it slightly smaller than the foam, it
will expand as well.
Now I put some water into the blister, I make it
deep as the foam is thick.
Then put the foam in the water, let it soak up all the water. (you may have to squeeze the foam to
make it soak) drain off excess. Waterline should be slightly below the foam.
It should be pretty saturated and the water should pool slightly when pressure is applied.
Lay the tracing paper on top of the foam to wet one side of it, then make sure to flip it over and
wet the other side or else it will curl up.
I then take a Kleenex and dab it over the
paper to suck up excess water. you basically
want a flat, not glossy look on the tracing
paper.
If you have any standing water it will cause the paints on it to bleed out. and be hard to control.
You will have to adjust the amount of water in the foam to what you desire. too little wont keep
the paper wet enough and dry out the paint. you may need to add more water as you use the
palette.
Now you have a wet palette ready to use.
The best part about using these Privateer blisters is that they close, so it can have a slight seal to
keep the paints overnight as well. Just close the lid to store.
Some other tips. You want to wash out the foam, I noticed that when used it tends to stink after
awhile.watch the water levels, too much = bad, too little = bad, you will have to find you happy
medium.
Custom Wet Pallets ‐ Quick and Simple (制作简易湿调色盘)
A while back, I had been poking around the Mini‐painters group and found a quick little snapshot
of someone's wet pallet. I had always had a problem keeping my paints in a liquid form long
enough to make a difference. So I had tried this little bobble and found that it helped
tremendously ‐ not only with keeping the paints wet, but also with my overall painting ‐ since I
was able to blend colors and keep them wet long enough to keep the same color consistant over
the whole miniature.
So I had started with the back half of a Rackham Confrontation blister. I had seperated the front
and the back along the hinge. Now the blister would open and close with a seperate lid rather
than like a clam shell. The original wet pallet (from the mini‐painters group) called for a wet
paper towel and a cut sheet of parchment paper. This method worked well enough, but the
paper towel would not remain wet for more than a day or two and the parchment allowed the
water through to easily. So I began looking for a new solution in the same packaging.
I visited my local craft store and found an honest‐to‐god wet pallet made by a company called
Masterson, but at 15" x 11" and $20.00 US it was far to large and costly than I was willing to pay.
However, the supporting elements of the pallet were more of what I was looking for anyway. The
pallet included a compressed sponge and some acrylic pallet paper. Naturally these items were
the size of their retail pallet, but being only paper and sponge they were easy to cut and apply
the way that I needed them. With the expenditure of $7.50 US I purchased one package of the
Sponge and one package of 30 sheets of pallet paper. Not bad in my opinion.
I had taken the items home and decided that the proper size to fit my blister would be 2.5" x 3.5"
‐ about the size of a normal playing card. I determined the best use of the sponge and paper was
to measure the longest dimension along the longest edge of the paper. I drew the appropriately
sized lines on the paper and sponge then used a metal ruler and a new sharp hobby knife to cut
the pieces into the appropriate sized rectangles. With these measurements I yielded 12 sections
of each paper and sponge. With 30 sheets of pallet paper, I was going to be in business a very
long time. The sponges will last a long while also, so I have yet to discard the first piece.
Here you can see the
compressed sponge in
the back half of the
blister.
Now that I had all of the pieces cut to a uniform
size, all I had to do then was to prepare the
pallet for its first use. First I ran some hot water
in the kitchen sink then lain the pallet paper in
the sink with the water running directly onto
the paper for about a minute. At this point the
paper became semi transparent as it absorbed
the water and became saturated.
The next step was to wet the sponge. At first I
wasn't sure that the sponge would fit into the
pallet once it was expanded. So I needed to try
and figure it out for myself. So I moistened and
rinsed the sponge in water in the sink. There are
some form of chemicals or adhesives that keep
the sponge compressed, so rinsing it released
these chemicals and allowed the sponge to
expand to about a quarter inch in height ‐ perfect for the blister container I wanted to use. After
rinsing for a few minutes, I lain the sponge in the sink and ran Cold water directly into it again for
about a minute. The sponge was saturated at this point. I picked it up by a corner and let some of
the excess water drip off without ringing.
I then laid the sponge in the blister backing,
then the wet pallet paper on top of the
sponge and neaded any air bubbles out
from under the paper. I used a a paper
towel to wipe of excess water dropplets
from the top of the paper and VIOLA! I had
a brand new wet pallet.
After using the pallet for a couple of days, I would through out the paper and wash the sponge to
help remove any mildew or paint that managed to soak into the sponge while mixing. I have also
found that Distilled Water helps to keep mildew out and also keep the paints from pooling ‐ often
a trick to remove the pooling effect is to add a few drops of dish soap. Also a 1/4 teaspoon of
ammonia added to the blister will remove any possibility of mildew buildup or smell. The
ammonia does not effect the sponge, paper or even the paint.
When I was finished painting for the day, I would just place the lid of the blister over the backing
and store it in a safe place. Obviously blisters are not water or air tight so evaporation or spillage
is a possible problem. Keeping the pallet level and replacing the lid when not in use will reduce
the amount of evaporation tremendously.
In cases where the pallet had to travel with me, I would slip it into a zip‐lock storage bag and
place it in a location where it would most likely remain level throughout the trip.