Acrylic paints dry up relatively fast when out of the bottle. Modellers use wet palette to keep the paints from drying during use. I gave my favourite salad container a second life (btw, Walter Popp’s salads are delicious if you can find them).

Materials and Instructions for Wet Palette

You need the following:

• Any plastic container with lid
• Packaging foam or sponge
• Baking/parchment paper
• Double sided tape and cutter (hobby knife or scissors)

Trace the bottom of the container on the packaging foam and cut to size. Stick double tapes on one side and press the foam to tbe bottom of the container. Cut baking paper to the size of the packaging foam. You can make many of these as you will put your acrylic paints on them.

When you want to use it for first time, add water to the level of the foam so that the baking paper will be moist. After that you want keep your wet palette in the fridge. Don’t forget to label the container!