A '''palette''' in the original sense of the word, is a rigid, flat [[surface]] on which a painter arranges and mixes paints. A palette is usually made of wood, plastic, ceramic, or other hard, inert, nonporous material, and can vary greatly in size and [[shape]]. The most commonly known type of painter's palette is made of a thin wood board designed to be held in the artist's hand and rest on the artist's arm. Watercolor palettes are generally made of plastic or porcelain with rectangular or [[wheel]] format with built in wells and mixing areas for [[colors]]. | A '''palette''' in the original sense of the word, is a rigid, flat [[surface]] on which a painter arranges and mixes paints. A palette is usually made of wood, plastic, ceramic, or other hard, inert, nonporous material, and can vary greatly in size and [[shape]]. The most commonly known type of painter's palette is made of a thin wood board designed to be held in the artist's hand and rest on the artist's arm. Watercolor palettes are generally made of plastic or porcelain with rectangular or [[wheel]] format with built in wells and mixing areas for [[colors]]. |