Substitute for Sta-wet Painter’s Pal acrylic paper

[mirizar]

Hi! Does anyone know of a good and cheaper substitute for Sta-wet Painter’s Pal acrylic paper? Regular palette paper does not work because the humidity cannot pass through.

Thanks for any suggestions,
Michelle

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[Guide]

Have you considered parchment paper (cooking type) or freezer paper.

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[Charlies Mum Administrator (Maureen)]

I use baking parchment or the pages from a tear-off palette that I’ve had for years. Cheaper than the purpose-made liners!

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[mirizar]

I tried the palette paper but it is not working for me. Water doesnt go through plus it curls maybe it is the brand I have, Strathmore.

Will try parchment or freezer paper. I am going to check if someone in my family can give me a piece before I buy a roll just to experiment.

Thanks for the suggestions!

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[mirizar]

The chammy would work as a replacement of sponge!

You know what? I asked this same question back in December. Bad memory here!

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[paznbaz]

I use a chammy cloth to hold the water and a sheet or two of baking paper on top for my palette. A mist spray of water now and then will keep paint wet, replace lid when not in use…easy. I have used the same palette over a six week period without any problems, although the paper will eventually fall apart from the wet.
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couldn’t load a pic of palette as WC pic loader is not working.
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[artbygail]

I am just a beginner with acrylics but I buy the roll of cooking parchment paper, cut sheets of it, and with paper clips, clip them to same size piece of cardboard. You can easily pull a dirty piece away for the garbage and underneath a clean sheet ready to go.

When I am finished painting for the day and have lots of globs of paint left on the sheet, I pull it off carefully and place it in a large metal cookie tin with damp paper towel underneath, put on the tin lid and next day………..nice soft paints ready to use again.

Just be sure the paper and cardboard are the same size. and most important that the paper is cut just short of the size of the tin can so it lays flat.

While working, maybe a damp sheet of paper towel underneath would help keep the paints soft while in use.

gail
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[mirizar]

Thanks for the tips Gail and Paul!

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[Crystal1]

I use some strathmore watercolor paper that I don’t like, under the parchment paper and keep it damp.

[Virginia (vmrs) Administrator]

I have the Sta-wet palette as well. I just use cheap watercolor paper on top of waxed paper (so the paint doesn’t get runny from the damp sponge) on top of the sta-wet’s sponge. (Walmart sells very cheap wc paper, I think it’s 2.99 for a whole pad). It works very well!

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[paznbaz]

Here is my palette, just a pastry saver, chammycloth base (wet of course)
baking paper on top. A mist spray of water and replace lid after use.
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[artbygail]

Paul,

Your plastic container setup looks exactly like mine. Since my post above, I threw out the cookie tin as it was too small because I needed longer length of parchment paper…. so now use the plastic container with damp paper towels and tight lid. When ready to paint, I tape each end of the parchment to one of those white cutting boards.

Works well doesn’t it?

I think part of being an artist is using creativity in such diverse ways. :thumbsup:
Gail

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[Andrew]

I just skipped the sta-wet paper altogether. I dropped in a piece of glass in the bottom (about a $1.50 at the hardware store) and lay my paints out on wet scraps of plotter paper or watercolour paper, or even the odd paper towel.

I mist the palette before closing, or adding a small piece of damp sponge if it is going to be several days, and have managed upwards of three months out of the paints that way.

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[mirizar]

Thanks a lot everyone for the tips! Will go buy some parchment paper!

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