Sunshine enamels

[Michelle Ross]

Hi, I'm new to this board. I just got a set of 29 Faro Sunshine colors. I read that the best way to mix them is with a palette knife on glass. Easy enuf. But if you don't use all that you have mixed, how do people store the mix up but unused enamel? All suggestions will be appreciated. PS: I mix and store my unused Mason Stains in a porcelaine palette with little round wells that have a porcelain cover. Is there a different or better way to store the Sunshine enamels?

[Brad Walker]

We store mixed up enamels in a small plastic jar. If you use A-14 as the binder, they can be stored for years.

Mixing instructions at the bottom of this page: https://warmglass.com/enamels/

[Don Burt]

Some of the paints we use can be really expensive. I regret losing that two or three grams of product every time I need to transfer the material from palette to cup to palette. So I have dedicated palettes for many of my enamels. After using a color, I consolidate the remainder of the mixture in the middle of the palette and put a plastic hummus container over it, then I wrap it in plastic wrap. It works pretty well, although if I am mixing multiple enamels on the palette, it begins to exceed practical limits. And I have a lot of storage area dedicated to palettes.

[Michelle Ross]

Thanks for answering Don. I've decided to get a Meeden artist pallete large enough to hold all of my colors because I don't want to have to search for a color I've already mixed and having multiple small pallets is a pain. It is "supposed to be air tight but in my experience, the ones I have bought in the past never really are so when I'm done working I will use a piece of Glad Press N Seal over the wells before closing the pallet. I like Anis/copaiba oil for my Mason stains, so I will try it with the Sunshine enamels unless someone responds and says that is a terrible idea!!!