Altoid tin watercolor palette diy

I love my little mint tin watercolor palette. It's usually in my car, my back pack or on my art table. I wanted to make another one and thought I would show the process that I found on-line a long time ago. I apologize for not remembering where I saw it, or who's idea this…

Aloha Borgs, I don’t know about you, but I really like the idea of travel art supplies that I can throw in my purse and pull out whenever I need them. So, when I found out people were making travel watercolor pallets out of Altoid tins, I was all over it. However, as I was looking at other people’s diys I couldn’t really find one that I liked 100%, so I figured why don’t I just make my own. I’ve never made a tutorial before, so bear with me. Also, if you want me to film me making this…

DIY Travel Watercolor paint tin palette

Since I started exploring watercolors, I’ve come across the “use an old Altoids tin as a travel paint box” trick several times, and it’s always intrigued me. It just looks s…

This post reviews homemade travel palettes. I hope that they help you generate ideas for your own travel setup. People come up with ingenious things! Make your own out of […]

I'm starting a new blog series today. You can guess from the title that it's all about keeping your garbage. I use tons of stuff that I've rescued from the trash. Today I'm using an Altoid tin and Dentyne gum packaging... ...to create a portable miniature watercolor palette. The first step is to eat the Altoids and chew the gum. Once your packaging is empty, you need to clean it out and remove any food residue. You should be left with a clean empty tin and two little plastic trays. Be sure…

Lasercut Mini Mint Tin Watercolor Palette: Make a tiny watercolor palette from a mint tin for on the go sketching! Watercolors in mint tins were not my idea, though I can't remember where I saw them first! My addition is to lasercut the holes for the paints, because I could never make the ho…

Here is a great gift idea for the artist in your life! Create a little travel paint set, using student grade paints. I use mine for art journalling when I'm on the go. Start with an Altoids tin or something similar. You can find a tutorial for altering the outside of your tin here. I added decorative duct tape to the bottom of the inside of the tin just for fun. The lid of the tin functions as a paint palette, so I used white card stock and laminated it with clear packing tape, then secured…

Here's an easy DIY travel watercolor set tutorial so you can take your watercolors wherever you go, plus some alternative DIYs and basic watercolor tips.