Review on 24-Well Airtight Paint Palette Box For Watercolor, Gouache, Acrylic And Oil - Keeps Paints Wet For Storage by Melvin Balamani

This is a small, very well designed Watercolor/Gouache paint box (could be used for any paint really I think). The fit and finish is superb and is a perfect in-the-field paint box for anyone considering painting outside. It is well priced and well suited for my needs. The only drawback I see is the lack of clear instructions on usage options. I have played with the box and cannot for the life of me figure out what the little black removable appendage is for other than as a possible strut to lift the palette so it is one a slant for better access. Also, the lid has several options for using as the mixing area. Silicone on the one side which acts as the seal when closed and smooth plastic on the other with a texture perimeter to help keep water/paint from flowing off. The clasps also serve as a means of elevating the "palette" off the work area surface in either a horizontal position or on an incline if that is your preference. You can even leave the lid attached on the edge opposite the "black stilt" for inclining the palette well section and then have a linked pallet well and flat mixing area as long as you fold over the remaining tabs on the lid under the top to stabilize it. Overall impressive bit if engineering and very functional for small-scale in-the-field paint adventures. And of course you can use it as pictured with your thumb holding the palette. Kudos!