MEEDEN 8-Well Ceramic Artist Paint Palette, Square Porcelain Watercolor Palette, White Ceramic Mixing Tray for Gouache Painting, Oil Painting, Acrylic Painting & Tempera Painting, 7"× 7"× 0.9"

I have been using plastic mixing trays and palates for my acrylic paint mixing for quite some time. One day when cleaning up and rinsing my water cups (old ceramic mugs), I thought wouldn’t it be nice if they had mixing palates made out of ceramic. What a simple cleanup that would be. I ran some searches and found these. This size was a little larger than I realized it would be, but so great for holding my paints I am using and ample mixing areas. This also works well with water colors. For an “on the go” palate, I would lean towards a smaller round/daisy shaped palate. That will be my next one (soon) for travel to paint club and water color use. The quality of this brand has been top notch for the palate I received, and it was very well packaged to avoid damage. I recommend this for durability and ease of cleanup. Just keep in mind it is still ceramic cans like a mug will chip and break if dropped.

I have started using watercolors and gouache in my work, a palette was very much needed.Several are made of synthetic polymers, but I prefer something more sturdy, and natural materials are always better than plastic. When I found out there were ceramic palettes I started researching and found this one. I will describe the elements that I find important:1. Packaging - As a ceramic product you do not want it to break in transit. I was delighted with the packaging. The box is made of thick cardboard, it feels sturdy, it is colorful and well-designed (if you care for that, I do). Easy to open. Inside the palette is well protected by styrofoam.2. Size, Weight, and Design - For working in my studio this one is excellent, at a 7" x7" size and 8 wells with 2 different sizes, this palette was perfect for my needs, considering I am a beginner. This palette is sitting on my work table and I am not moving it around too much. With 1.26 lb (almost 600 gr) and on the thick side, it will not be knocked or flipped easily, which I love. It stays in place. This is not a palette you hold in your hand for too long. It is not a bright white color, but a nice creamy white. It is ceramic and as such has a nice natural feel to it and cleans easily.3. Durability - The palette is of great quality. It is really sturdy, this is not for traveling unless you are planning to set up shop somewhere. If you are going for a hike and having an impromptu watercolor moment, I would recommend a smaller one, which have not found yet (at least ceramic ones). I think that unless I drop it with force on a hard floor this palette will last a very long time. And all of this for $14.95 is a great dealSummary: Great quality, great price, excellent for studio work, not recommended for traveling. As it suits my needs 100% I give it 5 stars.

Good quality, sturdy, and functional. I like the size of the wells for mixing. So much nicer than plastic paint trays!

This small palette is wonderful! My main palette is a circular ceramic Quiller palette with one large center mixing area, but mixing color can be an issue with mixes mingling in the mixing area. I put this small Meeden palette in the center area and it allows me to make 8 color mixes in wells, allowing me to use (and fully load) 2 and 3 inch brushes comfortably!My Quiller palette has only 1 inch wells, so the larger wells of this Meeden palette is a huge improvement for mixing and brush loading. The wells are sloped on the side, allowing easy brush and tube wiping. The depth of the wells allow for mixing suffient paint to do large washes.Clean up is a breeze - just run water over the palette, then wipe clean with a paper towel or cloth. Finally for so many benefits, this palette is very affordable - A GREAT BUY!!

Ahhhh, this is just the right equipment to use when painting watercolor floral bouquets! Having 8 different compartments for holding my colors is precisely what I needed, and it has large mixing areas which greatly increases its functionality. It is portable, easily held in one hand while reaching in to wet up thirsty brushes with paint.

Cleans up easy, works great for watercolor, or acrylic.

love it sturdy and affordable and fits inside of my 48color travel palette when I open up the metal mixing areas, I can set this one on top of that space which keeps it space saving. Also the box packaging was delightful.

Love the compartments. Paint mixes beautifully on porcelain.