Building a SUPER PALETTE | Showcase & Walkthru

Building a SUPER Palette | Showcase & Walkthrough

When you have too many sets or tubes of paint, it may be time to consolidate into a SUPER PALETTE of your favorite colors, brands, or box.

After showcasing several sets I've modified, I provide a quick walkthrough of how I modify a set to expand it into a larger collection.

While it's fun for yourself, it can also be a great gift for another or something that you can sell, if you prefer.

For me, it's a hobby to build something new that I can enjoy for years. I hope you enjoy the video and as always, thank you for watching!

Mark

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Thank you for your time watching! Cheers! ~ Mark

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[cris_ad]

I use an empty Arteza fineliner tin that I spray painted gold. It holds 114 half pans and I have it filled with Schmincke, Holbein, WN, DS, Rembrandt, and Roman Szmal. 10/10, sparks joy.

[ismailabdelhamid]

Thanks Mark for the video and the music. This video is very useful specially we are 3 days from Inktober.
What are you preparing for inktober this year?

[dee-ellencook]

What great information! I have pondered and pondered on how you got those pans to stay flat when they were laid over the bottom mixing tray portion of the palette! Thank you for the ingenious idea 😮!!

[BeckyTregear]

Thank you for sharing the big tin modification; I am growing out of my tins so this will be a great solution to add in all the extra pans.

[cwpip]

Fun to see. I have a big tin with pans of every paint I have. Then I swap on in my couple of twelve pan tins when I want. So far it is working well. But I am so slow at learning watercolor it is not all that tested. Thank you for the video.

[grannysmithart]

you are a man after my own heart! how much fun to arrange and rearrange one's paint collection. I have 2 teaching palettes (one being a round color wheel), a floral, a tiny travel palette made from a Bob Ross mint tin, Qor palette, palette of kid safe colors for the grandkids, and my "perfect palette" -all nontoxic, transparent, single pigment paints, etc.

[MissingSofeeAnna]

Hi Mark, I remake some of my palettes also and what I find very handy is to get the plastic crafters use to make stencils with. I glue it onto a piece of foam board then put the glue/double sided tape (sookwang is the best) the pans on it. The winner is, is that the stencil stuff is plastic and it won't warp if it gets wet. I also, rather than using ribbon use the stencil material as handles to pull the paints out all at once if need be. Kristy says what she does when pouring her palettes with tubes is to put a magnet in before starting the pour. That way the palettes don't move and I'm pretty sure they won't rust any because the ones I use haven't, however I haven't tried that trick yet. I think it is brilliant. As I sit here and paint am very much enjoying your videos. Thank you. I am back to watercolor the last 5 years or so did a lot in HS but back then I was into oil. Then I discovered pastels and colored pencils.(Some of my prismacolors are almost 50 years old, bk then I don't think they came in sets). And to my joy I find that they are water soluble so can be used as paint.

[Jessie_Renfro]

I love using mint tins to make travel watercolor paint sets.

[LanaGoesArt]

Hi Mark, this is another wonderful video on making your palette. When I first opened it I had to leave the desk for a bit and half of the thumbnail was covered by another window. So my partner asked about "how to build a Super Pal" and it made us laugh. Creative advice on how to make friends! :D You did not disapoint with your video though and I love how you manage to fit more pans into your palettes. I'm very curious what color selection you chose to include. :)
Have a great day!

[LadyMoonCyr]

My 83 colors are in a QoR 24 color tube box. I painted the lid with QoR watercolor ground and then painted on the box so my tin is unique. I love it. I use dtcttape to secure the pans still removable but never coming out unless I want them to

[ashleyhawkeswatercolor]

I did the same thing with my Meeden palette, except I simply used pliers to pull out the strips of clips from the metal tray and then adhered magnets to the bottoms of the pans. It works beautifully. Thanks for showing all of your palettes over the years, that was fun!

[MadebyDawn]

Hey Mark how have you been, each time around this time I look.out for inktober prep and inktober video. Thank you for your video on palette prep, really helpful tips. Trust that you and family are well stay safe and bless

[nanschifris]

It’s good to see you having so much fun, my Friend! Great suggestions!

[Christine_R]

I had a spare palette and modified the 24 half pan Schmincke Palette that I've been using for years.
I removed the metal bars that hold the pans and put magnet tape unter the pans to hold them in place.

[LadyMoonCyr]

My main pallet is 83 colors the complete set of QoR watercolors. I have clipped to it the complete set of 12 from the joy of painting by Kristy Rice

[slateportraichu]

Repurposing stuff is so much fun=) Thank you for sharing your ideas

[goat]

Awesome! awesomeawesomeawesome!!!! My OCD is soooo calm and quiet right now!

[CraBrwn]

Hi Mark! I love those Meeden tins, but I'd miss the extra fold out mixing tray if I removed it. I always replace the metal tray that holds the pans with a piece of foam core or Coroplast, and hold my pans in place with poster putty. I roll up a bit of paper towel and stuff into any gaps between the pans. It gives me a place to blot my brush, and it's easy to replace the paper towel as needed. I write the paint name/brand abbreviation on the pan with a fine point Sharpie.

[dominiqueg.]

hi there! i did the same with my Roman Szmall wooden box, i went from 36 to 49 full pans! 🥰Now im wondering if i can put my collection of Daniel Smith in the cover, expanding the box to hold 98 full pans...🤔 ahhh, so much fun to have with watercolors! looks like you could do the same with your Wicker Man box... just saying! 🤣

[happyhens]

I love customizing things! Great ideas!