How to use a Masterson sta-wet palette for acrylic paint

No video

How to use a Masterson sta-wet palette for acrylic paint

Рет қаралды 37,273

Күн бұрын

The Masterson Sta-Wet palette works great to keep your acrylic paint from drying out too quickly. I've even kept paint useable for days with this palette.
Visit my blog to learn more: theweekendbeck...
__
My Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/c...
__
The following are Amazon links to some or all the supplies I used in this video. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I may earn commissions for purchases made through the links below. #CommissionsEarned
US
Sta-wet palette (12"x13" version) plus additional sheets amzn.to/3QXOrsw
Sta-wet palette (16"x12" version) plus additional sheets amzn.to/4155q0J
Canada
Sta-wet palette (12"x13" version) plus additional sheets amzn.to/47WjsUM
Sta-wet palette (16"x12" version) plus additional sheets amzn.to/3uIERmd

Пікірлер: 81

@mindymartin8676 2 жыл бұрын

My instructions said to use the hottest water from your faucet to soak your paper for 15 minutes.

@NAILgasmTV 6 жыл бұрын

This is the most helpful video I’ve seen on how to set up this palette. Thanks for sharing

@theweekendbeckons9439 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bergesfrank001 7 күн бұрын

Good explanation, thanks!

@BethBArtz 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tips. I didn't know about soaking the paper, or re-using it. A hint I was given about keeping the sponge mold free, is to put 4 or 5 pennies in the bottom, under the sponge. It's kept my sponge much nicer than before I put them in..

@NAILgasmTV 6 жыл бұрын

Beth B great tip about the pennies. I’m going to try that!

@theweekendbeckons9439 6 жыл бұрын

I've heard that. We got rid of the penny a few years ago in Canada, so I don't have any to try out that tip!

@BethBArtz 6 жыл бұрын

I bet if you asked around, somebody would still have a few in a change jar. I'm Canadian too.

@brucew.gordon6971 5 жыл бұрын

Would that be "real" copper pennies (1981 and prior with 95% copper) or 1982 onward which are copper-plated zinc (zinc~97%)?

@brandonr4071 4 жыл бұрын

@@brucew.gordon6971 a year late but for any future viewers it's the pre-1982 pennies you'll want to use

@DVNGhostNBUNNy Ай бұрын

Mine didn’t come with directions and I couldn’t figure out why I payed 20$ for it! Then I discovered you have to add water but I didn’t know how so thank you thank you thank you so much!!!

@tessellatiaartilery8197 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for such a careful explanation and sharing your experience. Was wondering exactly what the palettes were like. This video answered all my questions. :)

@kathibarry744 2 жыл бұрын

I thought you were supposed to soak the paper in hot water rather than cold.....

@cookie761 Жыл бұрын

I hear that putting 2-3 copper pennies under the sponge will keep it from going musty. Thank you for your very informative video!

@omarshishani5899 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Came here to find out how long I could keep it wet before it starts getting moldy. A few days sounds good. Maybe I'll just open it and switch the water for the sponge every couple days.

@robliptak93 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Also impressed with the clean kitchen!

@javedsultan4830 3 жыл бұрын

yeap.. my sink is full of dishes

@SolaraSLE99 4 жыл бұрын

I got the set from Amazon and instead of reading the guide I came to youtube to see if I could find a video and this was super helpful great video!

@JustDebz 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your wonderful tutorial

@doodiebutton 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the video, was having trouble with the paper staying and becoming wet for a long period of time.

@danawatts3479 11 ай бұрын

Th Ank You😊

@Astral_Clover 23 күн бұрын

INSTRUCTIONS that came with Sta-Wet : 1-SOAK - just one piece- of the white paper sheets in HOT TAP WATER. (I fill up my clean sink about 1-2 inches of hot water to do this) OR put piece of white paper in a microwave safe bowl & microwave 3-5min or until water boils. 2- YELLOW SPONGE is to be SOAKED in cold water & wring out 1/2 of the water of sponge. 3- Place the SPONGE in first, smooth side up, then your paper. Use a paper towel to wipe off excess water. If it’s the 1st time using sponge- rinse it thoroughly under RUNNING water. DARK COLORS sometime bleed so FYI CLEAN UP- simply rinse out the sponge, you can do the same with the paper. Doesn’t have to be perfect! Especially if you’re using good quality paints. ❤

@danawatts3479 Жыл бұрын

Great Video... Very informative 👏 Th Ankh You

@joemsa 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation. Many thanks!!✨

@karollbrinton8317 7 ай бұрын

My paints lasted quite a few weeks. The Golden paints became custurdy. The Holbein paints are runny so I wouldn't use them in this application. One thing that surprised me was that the paper and the sponge both disintegrated. So...I had to start with new paper. The sponge is a natural sponge and thus why it fell apart. Tri Art and Windsor Newton are fine to use as well but Holbein is not suitable as they are quite susceptible to running into the other colours.

@theweekendbeckons9439 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! I've been using the palette for extended periods recently and I noticed some paints turn almost congealed if I don't remember to add extra water to the sponge every day.

@tonyxiong7035 3 жыл бұрын

Great instructions thank you! Excited to use mine :D

@NoOne-yo2xv 3 жыл бұрын

My highschool teacher made us use food containers 😂 so I’m learning about these palettes.

@stevekobb3850 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That was helpful.

@mary-chrishines9391 5 жыл бұрын

I have a tip! Rather than eventually needing to buy more Sta-Wet papers to place on the sponge, you can cut a styrofoam plate or two so they are flat and you can place them on top of the sponge that is wet. I found this not only perfect for keeping the acrylic paints wet, but they don't get runny from becoming too saturated with water themselves, which I found happened. My paints on the Sta-Wet papers would start to run and they would change and become a little different in their consistency. This doesn't happen with the styrofoam plate.

@mariobeaudoinstudio9851 4 жыл бұрын

Mary-Chris Hines Better than parchment paper kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o62Cl7RhpsrFnIk.html

@ghazevedo 3 жыл бұрын

@@mariobeaudoinstudio9851 I don't speek french and KZfaq doesn't generate english subtitles for this video :(

@annm7045 3 жыл бұрын

@@mariobeaudoinstudio9851 What is he using, I do not speak french.

@mariobeaudoinstudio9851 3 жыл бұрын

@@annm7045 I use tyvec it’s a construction sheet special that let pass humidity, and you can use for years the same sheet

@bradluck1108 3 жыл бұрын

@@mariobeaudoinstudio9851 Hi Mario, I watched your video and I liked it but I don't speak french either. You said that it was Tyvec, did you mean Tyvek? Because after a lot of googling and searching I found that Tyvek as a building material is mostly a cloth construction material, yes it breathes and is waterproof. In your video it looks very hard like a plastic. The other Tyvek I have seen is paper and you can both paint and draw on both of these materials. If you can clarify further where it is from or bought or a link online I would greatly appreciate that sir.

@sthorne526 6 жыл бұрын

One note. The directions specifically direct you to soak the paper in very HOT, not cold, water.

@charlieeatcrow7731 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if that is only the first time you prep the paper

@mary-chrishines9391 5 жыл бұрын

@@charlieeatcrow7731 If the paper dries out, you have to soak it again. It tells you all that in the instructions. But see my tip I added. I don't use the papers anymore as the paint tends to get a little runny - although staying wet. I use a cut-to-size styrofoam plate. Paint doesn't get runny. Stays the right consistency and doesn't dry out either! (I'm happy because I don't have to keep soaking papers and trying to clean up runny paints and buying more papers!

@charlieeatcrow7731 5 жыл бұрын

@@mary-chrishines9391 Thank you! I thought maybe it did not have to be in HOT water after the first time. Or as long. I am patience challenged ;-) I finally bought one. Very mixed feelings. My paint, like yours, soaked up too much water . I tried wringing more water out of the sponge... The paper was on the fragile side and sometimes thinned in spots or tore.

@charlieeatcrow7731 5 жыл бұрын

@@mary-chrishines9391 Love your Styrofoam plate idea!

@mariobeaudoinstudio9851 4 жыл бұрын

S Thorne Better than parchment paper kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o62Cl7RhpsrFnIk.html

@melanieshelton7566 4 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful. Thank you.

@kugashira24 3 жыл бұрын

Wow very useful video, thank you .

@adrdnk 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video

@reginamalm6263 6 ай бұрын

Best video on how to use thank you. I live in high desert and my paints dry out so fast . Do you have hard time seeing the colors your mixing with previous stained colors underneath? Also is that how you clean the pallette paper? The way you prep the pallette paper? Just clarify. Thank you

@theweekendbeckons9439 6 ай бұрын

I don't have a huge issue seeing the colours I'm mixing but it depends on whether I'm using opaque or more transparent colours. If that's a concern, then I'd just toss the sheet each time. I just wipe up any large piles of paint and then use a nail scrub brush and running water to clean the rest.

@joshuamcguire2423 2 жыл бұрын

@brandyabdelaziz4430 28 күн бұрын

Should I scrape the paint that dried off then soak it I only used it once so far. But paint is drying so I can scrape off paint and reuse the same side of paper or flip paper

@theweekendbeckons9439 28 күн бұрын

@@brandyabdelaziz4430 you can scrape off the paint and then wipe clean with a paper towel. If I find it’s drying, spritz it with water to keep it from drying

@usuarios.164 3 жыл бұрын

What size is this? Thanks.

@karamveertawar4734 3 жыл бұрын

What is this paper called?

@andrewlaverghetta715 2 жыл бұрын

I am not in a position to use my wet palette as often. I use it most often for table top role playing game miniature painting. Mines gotten a little moldy (the sponge) and actually just recently I noticed it’s gotten some rips in it. I’m wondering what has caused this, if it’s the mold mostly, I have done a little bit of wringing out because the packaging said to wring out half the water (which is difficult to judge), otherwise, it’s not too bad to buy more. They come in a three pack. My paints seem to have dried out faster though, so I think I’ve been letting too much water escape.

@e.m.p420 2 жыл бұрын

i had similar issues and started buying and using distilled water only, problem solved.

@timzterific Жыл бұрын

So after you are done with your painting project, the Sta-Wet paper would have different colored paint left over. Do you wash out the leftover still-wet paint from the Sta-Wet paper in the sink and reuse for the next project, or do you just keep it sealed in the plastic container indefinitely?

@theweekendbeckons9439 Жыл бұрын

You can do either. I will sometimes keep my paint sealed in the container for a couple days as I work on a painting. Some people keep theirs for even longer but I get concerned about mild. If I’m just painting for a single day, I scrape off the thicker excess and then rinse the paper, then dry it for the next time I want to use it.

@ThePsychicPillar 4 жыл бұрын

Queen!

@ronaldolamont 3 жыл бұрын

How can you use the same paper over and over again? Unless your using very thin washes, which I don't, so that won't work for me!! Good video!

@amberb.5964 2 жыл бұрын

You can literally lightly scrub on the paper to get all previous paint off of it.

@kathibarry744 2 жыл бұрын

the paper is rather thick and it is "washable" - easier if you let it rest on the bottom of the sink and just rub with a bit of dish soap and water then rinse well.

@ronaldolamont 2 жыл бұрын

@@kathibarry744 Oh great thank you! I’ll give that a try! 👍🏾

@vickistyle3756 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you find new paper for it?

@theweekendbeckons9439 2 жыл бұрын

I buy my replacement paper at the same stores that sell the palette itself.

@johnhipp604 10 ай бұрын

Can I ask you something

@prOGamer-ul5zc Жыл бұрын

why do the instructions say to use hot water?

@theweekendbeckons9439 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know for sure but I suspect it soaks in slightly faster than when it’s cool water. I haven’t really noticed a difference.

@7Earthsky 5 жыл бұрын

What a monstrous waste of time and money...You can accomplish exactly the same thing by spraying your pallet or your canvass with a one dollar plastic spray bottle filled with water.

@LoriMorrisPaintings 5 жыл бұрын

7Earthsky I disagree, it has been a lifesaver for me... I love being able to leave my paint in it when I need to take a break from painting for a few days

@7Earthsky 5 жыл бұрын

@@LoriMorrisPaintings The same way you can leave water in a one dollar spray bottle you mean? That's female logic for you. lol.

@figuerofilms4424 4 жыл бұрын

7Earthsky you sound soooo ignorant

@kimzook9054 3 жыл бұрын

This has saved me so much money on paints. You obviously don't use expensive paint. (Mine not the most expensive) but I want to get every use i can from.it.

@Ze5891 2 жыл бұрын

I mix paint and it becomes time consuming after awhile....something might come up can't get back to that painting in time...without a palette shelter your fucked unless your using that cheap coloring book painy