Mix oil or acrylic paint on a clear white surface and start the next session with a fresh sheet. This Clairefontaine tear-off palette contains smooth, non-absorbent paper treated to limit paint soaking through. The white background helps you assess colours and mixtures.
What you receive
You receive one pad with 40 sheets of 90 gsm palette paper. Choose 24 × 32 cm for a smaller footprint or 29.7 × 42 cm for more mixing space. The pad is glued on three sides and has a thumb hole for holding it in one hand. Paints, brushes and palette knives are sold separately. The 90 gsm specification is the paper’s grammage, not the weight of the whole pad.
Mixing colours
Place small amounts of paint around the outer edge and leave the centre free for mixtures. Use a brush or the flat side of a palette knife with light pressure to keep the sheet intact. The larger size is useful for keeping several shades separate at once; the smaller pad fits more easily on a crowded table or when painting on location. Check a colour on your painting surface too, as the white background can affect how a mixture appears.
A fresh mixing surface next time
Tear off the used top sheet from the open edge after painting. There is no paper mixing layer to wash. Keep the remaining sheets dry and flat, and dispose of used sheets according to the paint’s instructions. Mix only the acrylic paint you need at the time; this is not a wet palette for storing paint wet over long periods.
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