A hand-built ceramic paint palette that makes mixing colour a little more lovely. Each square tray has a row of individual wells down two sides for your paints and a generous open area in the middle for blending, and the trays stack neatly with an optional lid to keep the dust off - and the underside of the lid doubles as an extra mixing space. A relaxing slab project that leaves you with a palette you will actually want to keep out on the desk.
- Finished size (greenware)
- 15 × 15 × 6 cm stacked
Roll a slab, cut the pieces from the printed templates, then join and smooth. Every step is photographed and captioned, and the step by step video walks the whole build if you get stuck.
- Skill level
- Beginner · slab
- Tools
- Knife, rolling pin, sponge, slip, brush
- Recommended clay
- A clay that fires non-porous - mid-fire or stoneware - so paint and water wipe clean.
- Recommended glaze
- A white or pale glaze on the mixing surfaces so your paint colours read true, matched to your clay's firing range. It does not need to be food safe, but it does need to be non-porous so it wipes clean.
Two minutes - A4 or US Letter, printed at 100%.
Print-ready PDF
A4 and US Letter, scaled true to size - print, cut, and you're rolling slabs.
Photo instructions
Every step shot and captioned, so you can work at your own pace.
Step by step video
A captioned step-by-step video, sped up in the slower bits, so you can follow along at your own pace and pause whenever you need to.
- Delivery
- Instant download · lifetime access
From download to finished piece.
Download the template
Your template is yours the moment you check out, ready to print on A4 or US Letter. The photo guide and step-by-step video come with it, so everything's in one place.
Print and cut
Print the pages you need at 100% (not "fit to page"), then cut along the marked lines. If a piece is split across two pages, tape them together where shown.
Cut your clay
Roll a slab to an even thickness, lay your paper pieces on top and cut around them with a knife or needle tool.
Score, slip and join
Score and slip every edge that meets another, press the pieces together, then work each seam until it holds on its own. No rushing this one.
Smooth and decorate
Sponge your edges and seams smooth. Then comes the fun bit: add texture, stamps or carving while the clay is leather-hard.
Dry and bisque fire
Let it dry slowly and evenly, then bisque fire once it's bone dry. No kiln at home? Most local pottery studios will fire your pieces for a small fee.
Glaze and glaze fire
Glaze it however you like, keeping the base clean, then fire to the temperature your clay and glaze call for.
Made by you
One finished piece, made with your own hands. Keep the template and make another whenever the mood strikes. I'd love to see it too, so tag @megmakes.me.
The whole build, in four minutes.
Every step of the palette, start to finish. Jump to a chapter below, or let it run.
