Darice Art Palette with 20 Wells, 13” x 10” – Plastic Palette for Oil Paints, Watercolors & Acrylic Paints, Ideal for Mixing and Separating Colors, For all Skills Levels (97789)

This palette is very big, almost a little too big but I do enjoy the spacious Wells for mixing. I am a watercolor artist, so this is how I use the palette: I put my pure colors fresh out of the tube into the smallest circular Wells. The four flat Square Wells are good for mixing colors when you want them to stay a little bit separate from each other. The four large circular Wells are perfect for mixing colors when you want them to stay mixed together because they run down into the middle of the well. The circular Wells are also good for mixing watery washes. The sloped Square Wells are good for when you want a thicker mix at the top, and adding water to let the thinner mix run down the slope. probably a little too big for traveling with, but not much bigger than a 9 by 12 watercolor block, so It's not too bad. Overall an awesome pallet, and I'm very glad I got it! One reviewer recommended scrubbing the wells with the scrubby side of a sponge to rough them up, so that the paint will not bead. I think that's a good idea and I will try it. The plastic seems nice and heavy, and I did not notice any coating as one reviewer mentioned. The wells do stain a little, but it doesn't affect the next color so I don't mind. However, I think if I did scrub them with a scrubby sponge, they might stain even more than they do now. Overall a great palette, and I would purchase again. Awesome price too!

Great palette! I've begun painting (mainly watercolors, occasionally acrylics) and I wanted a larger palette with many different wells. This isn't exactly what I had in mind but it was a great price; I didn't realize just how expensive a palette could be. In the end, I am pretty happy this palette. The middle square pans are good. 4 of those are sloped while the other 4 are flat. And I like the small circle wells - I usually place my most used colors in there and mix colors in the other wells. But I wish the large circle wells were replace with 8 more small circle wells. But its a small gripe. Also, this palette is made of a strong, stiff plastic and it cleans up easily with water and a cloth. This may be large for travel if you are a painting minimalist as it is larger than a sheet of paper.

This is a very big pallet. I like the various sizes of the wells. I use watercolor that comes in dropper bottles, and this is perfect for mixing, pushing, and dragging out various hues from your colors. The small wells are great for keeping your primary, unmixed colors. The slanted square well is great for dragging out lighter hues from a mixed color, and all the water pools to the bottom of the slate. The regular squares are good for your general mixing tasks. The large round wells are great for lots of water. I tend not to measure things before I buy them, so if you have a small art desk, be prepared for this to take up a lot of room.

Very nice quality, and materials feels and looks leak proof. Unfortunately my colors are not here yet so cannot try it, but I'll update the review. It looks definitely good, not too big or not too small. I took one star because it would have been nice to have it in only 2 rows as suppose to more so that there won't be contamination. the lid has different snaps on both sides which is good since you can put the lid on only one way so the colors won't mix while closing.

This palette is perfect for the large amounts of paints that I want to blend ahead of time and keep throughout a portion of a painting, such as backgrounds which take more paint than could be blended in the small wells alone. The small wells do come in handy when I'm mixing up a different hue of a background color. I really like the ease with which this cleans up, but mostly, I like the amount of paint I can mix, work with, and then add water to it when I'm done for the day, and then cover over with foil. Even if the paint isn't the exact consistency I want when I go back to it, all I need do is add a little more water, wait a few minutes and I'm back in business. It would be great if this came with it's own cover, but the foil works just fine and the palette is easy to clean, especially the round wells. This was just what I needed and I do recommend this tray for anyone who must work with amounts of paint that are a bit more than the average palette can hold.

At 13 inches by 10 inches, this paint palette is really quite large but it makes painting so much more convenient, especially as it affords a wider palette for mixing paints, specifically watercolor paints. My daughter usually uses a paper plate for mixing colors but I wanted to get something that she could use over and over and simply wash it off before using it again. This fit the bill perfectly and even though the size is a bit large for her little hands, I can see her using this palette for a long time. The price is inexpensive for what you get, and I highly recommend this palette!

The plastic is hard and noisy. Several watercolors have stained it. Shortly after buying this, I bought a big porcelain palette and haven't used this one since. There is room to mix washes for wide brushes. The layout with pairs of small well next to big ones is very convenient for mixing. It takes up a lot of room and the shallowness of the big wells make is precarious to move when full.

This palette pretty much works for any watercolor painting. I use this when I'm using tube paints instead of my pans. With 8 small sections for paint and 8 large wells for mixing in the middle and four more to use as well, there is plenty of room to mix several colors and use any size brush. I have had one for years and it is old and stained and I have it set up with colors I use for landscapes. I bought this one to set up for my illustration colors. As with any white plastic palette it stains, but it's a tool, so that doesn't bother me. Cleans up easy. I have also used this with acrylic paints.

If what you are after is the ability to put tube colour onto the flat surface and then mix into the wells this works really well.

As expected, super nice and spacious! Haven't used it yet so could update my rating later and comment on the durability and if it's easy to clean or not. But good looking in overall :)

Had one already that I bought years ago, and wanted a second one for when I need a different palette of colours. Absolutely love that it has wells in different shapes and sizes! Great for having individual colours and mixing colours as well.

First impression - Wow great size just as advertised and very neat variety-shaped wells. Design wise....super! Second impression - Umm the plastic is pretty thin and I'm going to have to be careful NOT to put anything to heavy on top of it as for sure, it will crack Third impression - Acrylic + Watercolors definitely STAIN the plastic. While the staining is not a tragedy and one can get most of the stain out, I'm inclined to be a little disenchanted - it just doesn't look pretty with all those odd stains in the plastic wells. I guess that explains the the $5+ price paid as an Add-On! Opinion - I would rather pay a little more, get a thicker palette and one that does not stain on first use. Satisfaction - Sure I can work with this. The size works for me and there are plenty of wells. Just wish I had tested it out before buying a SECOND one or read *problem* reviews further down the page !! For $11 I'm sure I could have found a more sturdy model - just saying.

This product is exactly as presented offering several spacious paint wells for ease of access, variety and mixing. Great for art classes or at home painting.