Studio Palette
Katy Killingsworth • July 7, 2021
Mijello 24-well airtight plastic palette
This is far from a balanced palette, but I think it is interesting to see quirky palette set-ups. So here we go!
Palette: 24-well plastic Mijello with airtight lid
I think this is meant to be an acrylic palette, but I was interested in the large wells for watercolors.
Paints: I have a mixture of brands, labeled on the sketchbook page below.
This palette is not well-balanced. It works for me, but I also frequently use multiple palettes. I would not recommend this lineup to anyone, but I would recommend finding what you like. Several of these paints are on this palette so I can figure out how I like to use them. Some of these are on this palette because I have a large tube or multiple tubes and want to use up what I have in abundance.
Customization: Ceramic plates, half pans
I found two appetizer-size plates that fit nearly perfectly into the center mixing area. I prefer to mix watercolor on ceramic so I am very pleased with this addition.
One side of this palette has three giant wells. I chose to set a selection of half-pans in these spaces. I like that I can swap these in and out depending on what I need. I did not adhere them, but it hasn't been a problem for me.
The best sharing and teaching palette I have made yet!
I have a couple dry gouache palettes. I find them more convenient than using fresh gouache, since I am frequently interrupted while working. Working from dry is not the same as fresh obviously, and I enjoy fresh gouache when I am able to make the time. This is a metal tin with full pans. The pans have a magnetic strip on the back to keep them from moving too much. Most of the gouache is M. Graham, a great brand of watercolor and gouache, with a few Winsor and Newton. Paint names are listed below. I added Titanium White to each of the pans when I poured them, and mixed a tint of each hue. Dry gouache will crack, and if I don't keep this tin flat the paint will fall out of the pans.
Wanted to try something quick to see how the YouTube upload process works. Sketchbook is an Arteza cold press watercolor book, it came in a pack of three. Quality is so-so, but it keeps me from working the paint too much and I don't worry about messing up a "precious" sketchbook. I have some I am almost too scared to use! Paints are KHannah handmade paints from the UK- lemon yellow, magenta, kezia blue, and rose gold. Brush is a Grumbacher goldenedge liner, size 6, my first time using it. Colored pencils are Faber-Castell Polychromos- Magenta, Helioblue reddish, and Black