If you’re new to acrylic painting, you may be familiar with painting in classes, paint parties, or paint and sip happy hours in which separate, tinted colors are provided to painters, along with instructions for exactly where to place them on the canvas. Why amateur painters should use a paint palette: Typically art stores sell disposable paint palettes made from rigid plastics which produce significantly more plastic waste than a thin layer of plastic film over a reusable plate. While a Press ‘N Seal-covered plate turned DIY paint palette certainly isn’t zero waste, a plate covered with plastic film is a more sustainable option than many of the typical options available for disposable acrylic paint palettes. You might be tempted to mix directly on a paper or wood pulp-based plate, however, a large amount of paint is wasted when blending on a porous surface, and paint tends to dry out much faster due to the fibers drawing moisture from the paint into the core of the disposable plate. While paper plates are easy to hold and unbreakable, the plastic film won’t adhere to the porous surface. If the paint palette is dropped during a painting session the melamine plate won’t break (and there’s a good chance, if you are working with quality viscous acrylic paints, there won’t even be any paint spilled!) In contrast, although the plastic film sticks well to ceramic plates, they’re heavy, hard to hold, and breakable. Melamine plates work better than disposable plates or breakable dinner plates because Press ‘N Seal™ adheres nicely to the nonporous melamine surface. The plastic doesn’t shift or move around- thanks to the adhesive- and the matte finish makes an ideal surface for blending colors on the tip of a paintbrush. This proprietary plastic film with a light adhesive on the back and a matte finish on the front is great for covering an acrylic or latex paint palette. GLAD Press ‘N Seal™ is a trademark product, and as it’s still rather new to the market, it has no generic version. Normally I provide a number of recommendations in my tutorials for products that also work in place of the recommended supplies, but in this case it’s worth hunting down these particular items. lightweight, easy to hold melamine plates.Plus, they are a breeze to clean up! What you’ll need: These plastic-covered plates create novice printer-friendly and kid-friendly DIY paint palettes that strike a perfect balance between reusable and disposable. My favorite acrylic paint painting tip that always creates converts after every paint party I that I host is using lightweight melamine plates covered with a thin layer of GLAD Press ‘N Seal. The solution: Adding a Peel-off film to paint palettes However, if you’re working in a temporary space like a shared studio, or are painting at home with kids around, it’s essential to clean up your space right away – often while the paint is still wet. Many professional painters place their palette in an airtight container until the next painting session or, if they are finished with the paint palette, simply leave it to dry so it can be easily scraped clean once the paint has hardened. Rinsing off a palette of acrylic paint in a sink can stain porcelain basins if they aren’t scrubbed down immediately, and dumping a palette in the trash after painting is wasteful (and sometimes results in paint dripping through the trash and leaking or even transferring onto the clothing of the person tasked with taking out the trash). I can’t even tell you how many times, while cleaning up after a paint and sip party, I made a bigger mess cleaning up all that leftover paint than any of my painters left at their station! The Problem: cleaning up after painting can make a bigger mess
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