One thing I learnt last year whilst at Painting Skiathos http://paintingskiathos.wordpress.com/ and for the life of me I have no idea why I've never known it before, or at least something along similar lines! Take a plastic container with a sealable lid (like the containers from the supermarkets with biscuits in them). Eat all the biscuits first, then line the bottom with 3 or 4 paper towels. Then dribble water onto them so they're fairly moist and drain off any excess. Next, cover these with a layer of waxed kitchen paper (I know it as grease-proof paper). Then you can squeeze out blobs of various colours, and they're ready to use when you need them, and the paint stays moist is for ages, as long as you remember to put the lid back on.
When doing smaller paintings I use the plastic containers (two) as my palettes as well, and when I'm finished for the day, I just close the lids tightly, and my colours are ready and waiting to continue using the next day, Of course, you do need to close the lids when stopping for your morning coffee etc as well.
If the paint does start drying too quickly, particularly in the Greek summer, a little spray with some water, will revive them if they're not already too dried out. This though, leads me to another thought for perhaps my next blog post, and that is Atelier Interactive Paints - stayed tuned.
When doing smaller paintings I use the plastic containers (two) as my palettes as well, and when I'm finished for the day, I just close the lids tightly, and my colours are ready and waiting to continue using the next day, Of course, you do need to close the lids when stopping for your morning coffee etc as well.
If the paint does start drying too quickly, particularly in the Greek summer, a little spray with some water, will revive them if they're not already too dried out. This though, leads me to another thought for perhaps my next blog post, and that is Atelier Interactive Paints - stayed tuned.
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