New Wave™ Artist Palettes
Centuries of painting have provided a great variety of shapes and designs for wooden artist palettes. In the past, artist palette designs provided balance through the grip, straining muscles and tendons in the arm, hand, thumb, and wrist (cantilever action). Some have suggested using a counterweight for balance, while using the forearm as a balance beam. This two anchor point approach (hand & forearm) adds weight with the addition of a counterweight, creates an apprehensive sense of balance, and still generates strain upon the artist’s muscles and tendons in the arm, hand, thumb, and wrist. None of these approaches provide a complete solution.
New Wave Artist Palettes provide a complete solution by utilizing a patent pending 3 anchor point design: hand; forearm; and torso/hip resting areas. Our unique design creates a triangular system with a universal fit so that no one point of the artist palette is forced to bear a majority of the weight for extended periods of time. This creates an effective distribution of weight. All of our wooden artist palettes are handcrafted by a Mennonite wood shop in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The Value of a Hand-Held Artist Palette
An artist palette is a tool to be used in the studio as one would use a paint brush or a mahl stick; some prefer to use the artist palette on a regular basis while others use the artist palette as needed. The practical benefits of a palette include greater mobility, enhanced color gauging, and uninterrupted focus among your color palette, canvas and subject matter. However, a palette must be comfortable and that is what New Wave Art provides. Please feel free read some of our Testimonials to learn more.
Unprecedented Comfort
- Balanced through a 3 anchor point design rather than the traditional two point system, offering greater stability and comfort
- Universally designed to naturally fit all body types
- Extremely lightweight, supporting use for an extended period of time
- Comfortable grasping area around the thumb hole
- Decreased stress on muscles and tendons in the hand, thumb, wrist, arm and shoulder
Distinct Quality 
- Handcrafted by a Mennonite owned woodshop in Lancaster County, PA
- Made of hard white maple: delicate grain lines; stiff, dense and remarkably resistant to abrasion
- Proprietary stain that is the product of over 60 experimental color combinations and numerous artists' suggestions
- Finished Artist Palette Option: Our refined satin finish is the most advanced wood finishing solution research has to offer. The finish is cutting-edge environmentally and artist friendly, formulated specifically for wood products used in our everyday lives. The finish is: resistant to water; most standard artist solvents and mediums; mar and scratch resistant; UV protected; non-yellowing; crack resistant amid standard aging; and smooth to the touch. Excellent resistance to turpentine, turpenoid, and mineral spirits.*
- Unfinished Artist Palette Option: Hand sanded surface prepped for personal finishing (consider using our New Wave Palette Finish to finish your unfinished wooden artist palette)
- Each artist palette is individually inspected
Funtional Designs
- Variety of artist palette designs for diverse subjects and all technical methods of painting
- Large surface areas and practical space utilization for laying out paint, mixing, and holding a medium palette cup and/or a paint cloth
- May place the artist palette flat on a table top for ease of cleaning and/or for those moments you do not wish to hold your artist palette
- Ample room to hold brushes or a mahlstick in your palette hand
PDF: New Wave™ Artist Palettes
PDF: How to Properly Care for Your Unfinished New Wave™ Artist Palette
PDF: How to Properly Care for Your Finished New Wave™ Artist Palette
*Please review ‘Caring for Your New Wave Artist Palette’ to learn about our recommended methods for applying paint and recommended materials for cleaning your artist palette.