Supplies

Paint Pallet/Mixing Trays

In period, shells were a popular means to keep paint in.  Today, there is a range of container options.  Here are some ideas from various scribes.

• Plastic lid to something like butter, yogurt or cool whip.  Low cost, disposable and easy to obtain. 
• Ceramic or plastic flower style palette.  These can about $3.00 for a plastic and $8.00 for a ceramic.
• Round 10-well trays.  These are circular palettes with ten circular wells and a center mixing center.  Cost: for plastic is about 50 cents.  For aluminum they are about $1.50 each.  
• Possum Palette – more expensive than other pallets, this tray has 22 plastic cups with flip-top lids to store your paint in (which might be preferable to those who mix their paint) and a flat palette for mixing colors.  These cost about $30 for the tray and $8.00 for a package of 8 replacement flip-top cups.
• Butcher Tray Palette – these are metal trays covered in porcelain enamel.  Easy to clean and very durable (they will last for generations).  You can purchase these at most any art store.  11” x 15” pan will run about $6.00. 
• Shells (oyster, muscle, clams) with a tray (like a Deviled Egg Tray) to support the shells.