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<blockquote data-quote="Aluvial" data-source="post: 6057546" data-attributes="member: 6862"><p>Well, just like the pile of unpainted lead I have... here are the pictures that I promised a few months back.</p><p> </p><p>There are 3.</p><p> </p><p>The first is of the mess that is my painting table. <img src="http://imageshack.us/a/img255/1287/dsc03410n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>The second is of the "Snapware" that I use. I think this is the one.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.snapware.com/products/rectangle-airtight-foodstorage-container-1098434" target="_blank">http://www.snapware.com/products/rectangle-airtight-foodstorage-container-1098434</a></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://imageshack.us/a/img818/8661/dsc03411q.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>The third is of the palette. You can see the "foam pad" under the parchment paper. THE PAINT IS STILL WET! You should also see the blue seal and that you can snap down the lid on all four sides.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://imageshack.us/a/img254/6205/dsc03412l.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>This is after months! I just had to add a drop of medium on the black, and it sprang back to life. Under the crust that eventually formed on top is perfectly good paint, undiluted, and still ready to go.</p><p> </p><p>Now, you might see a few issues. First, the thin washes have dried. The "globs" of paint, which are really only a drop or two, are still intact. In the bottom right, there is a blue-grey mess. This happened when I added a yellow to the brown... it is as if the medium seperated from the pigment, or the pigment settled lower. Just mixing it back up does the trick. </p><p> </p><p>You can see the shine in the black right in the upper right of the blob... I used that at least a month ago for the second time, and MONTHS after I first used it.</p><p> </p><p>The green in the top left is still good...</p><p> </p><p>In many instances, like the blue in the middle, a drop of medium, or even just a drop of water, if you want to thin the paint a bit, is good to "resurrect" the paint.</p><p> </p><p>I only use distilled water, so there is little chance of mold growth in the air tight container. If I ever find one this size that allows for a vacuum, I will go for it. That might stop the paint from drying at all.</p><p> </p><p>I've added so little water. It is almost to the level of the pad. All four things make the paint perfect for use. The container for the seal, the pad to absorb water and keep the parchment paper damp (but that isn't the correct word, moist is too wet for the paper, and damp is as well. "Not dry is the only way I can describe the paper), the parchment paper, which really is the miracle here, because it keeps the paint wet, but does not let water soak through, and the distilled water, which keeps mold (and other contaniments) away.</p><p> </p><p>Hope you like the idea. It has raised my miniature painting skills by a factor of 10. This is after doing this for 20 years. The new water based acryllics and this system make magic on the mini.</p><p> </p><p>Aluvial</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aluvial, post: 6057546, member: 6862"] Well, just like the pile of unpainted lead I have... here are the pictures that I promised a few months back. There are 3. The first is of the mess that is my painting table. [IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img255/1287/dsc03410n.jpg[/IMG] The second is of the "Snapware" that I use. I think this is the one. [URL]http://www.snapware.com/products/rectangle-airtight-foodstorage-container-1098434[/URL] [IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img818/8661/dsc03411q.jpg[/IMG] The third is of the palette. You can see the "foam pad" under the parchment paper. THE PAINT IS STILL WET! You should also see the blue seal and that you can snap down the lid on all four sides. [IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img254/6205/dsc03412l.jpg[/IMG] This is after months! I just had to add a drop of medium on the black, and it sprang back to life. Under the crust that eventually formed on top is perfectly good paint, undiluted, and still ready to go. Now, you might see a few issues. First, the thin washes have dried. The "globs" of paint, which are really only a drop or two, are still intact. In the bottom right, there is a blue-grey mess. This happened when I added a yellow to the brown... it is as if the medium seperated from the pigment, or the pigment settled lower. Just mixing it back up does the trick. You can see the shine in the black right in the upper right of the blob... I used that at least a month ago for the second time, and MONTHS after I first used it. The green in the top left is still good... In many instances, like the blue in the middle, a drop of medium, or even just a drop of water, if you want to thin the paint a bit, is good to "resurrect" the paint. I only use distilled water, so there is little chance of mold growth in the air tight container. If I ever find one this size that allows for a vacuum, I will go for it. That might stop the paint from drying at all. I've added so little water. It is almost to the level of the pad. All four things make the paint perfect for use. The container for the seal, the pad to absorb water and keep the parchment paper damp (but that isn't the correct word, moist is too wet for the paper, and damp is as well. "Not dry is the only way I can describe the paper), the parchment paper, which really is the miracle here, because it keeps the paint wet, but does not let water soak through, and the distilled water, which keeps mold (and other contaniments) away. Hope you like the idea. It has raised my miniature painting skills by a factor of 10. This is after doing this for 20 years. The new water based acryllics and this system make magic on the mini. Aluvial [/QUOTE]
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