I love how easy and approachable you made this, it’s so easy to feel pressured to build some legacy masterpiece or spend a bunch of money getting a nice easel. You reminded me how unimportant the easel is compared to what you are creating on it. Cheers.
You're welcome. There's certain places to spend a lot of money on art supplies and other places to cut costs down to nothing. Like spending on classes and workshops, certain paint pigments or papers, but not things like studio easels and big sets of colored pencils and paint sets and so on. Let me know how else I can help.
lmaoo i was looking at all kinds of DIY videos of people taking a couple of hours making an easel when putting two boards with two screws up on a wall and you're done. this is genius!😂🤩
DUDE-thank you So MUCH!! i saw your video when i started painting like 6 months ago and realized i could just use a half sheet of plywood i had lying around (like 2 feet by 8 feet). i use it all the time and again, thanks for opening my eyes to seeing that an easel doesn't have to cost so much money!! you rock dude!
Nice. Send me a photo of your easel and I'll use it for an updated video. I like the DIY because the kind of art you make changes over the years and the infrastructure you need changes too.
Great video. If you want to add another set of legs to make the easel free standing, just use thick door hinges to connect all the 4 legs at the top. To prevent the legs accidentally spreading / slipping to their extreme, tie some rope to limit the leg extension.
I have agoraphobia and my therapist wants me to find a creative outlet. I have a lovely big window and last night, I thought about trying to paint before the window with the ultimate goal of sitting outside. I didnt like the prices for an easel and found your video. Thank you so much.
You're welcome. I don't prefer crowds, but lately I've been doing some plein aire painting and sketching. It's been really fun. You can walk out to an isolated area and be alone outside for a while.
Thanks, i usually buy art material I don't need when not painting. It relieves unrest, but your video is so resourceful and the easels less cumbersome Modifying the horizontal 2x4 to have a tray could be cool too and (not that i will, but) placing the vertical 2x4s on a track for movement
THANK YOU !!! I have been researching easels. So glad I found your video before investing hundreds on an easel. Your way of making an easel is better and costs very little.
I actually have a small easel for plein air and tabletop use. But you could also substitute a book stand for a tabletop easel. Or even rig a mount to put a book stand on a tripod. I'm not 100% against easels--if you do plein air every week, yes, get an easel. If you dabble in variety, I lean towards saving money.
This was absolutely perfect! Thank you! I'm going to be using the first method you showed ASAP. I've just started oil painting and painting on the floor is really starting to wreck my back and knees being hunched over and cross-legged for so long hahaha. Thanks again!
Lol, thank you! I've been looking everywhere for an easel. People selling them used are expecting a much greater price than I'm willing to pay. Now I don't have to. 2x4s 👍👍👍
I am impressed. I have been looking for a wall easel because the studio I just rented is about the size of two bathroom stalls and I couldn't find anything less than $130. You are brilliant!
Yeah. Easels are great sometimes, but if they're adjustable, they're not stable. If they're portable, they break. If they're high quality and do everything you want, they're just too expensive.
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excellent video! thanks for sharing your ideas. it's wild that it never occurred to me to just use 2x4s leaned against the wall, but dang if it's not the most effective work surface i've ever seen for like $10
Yeah that sounds complex. I find it's really hard to have one easel that does all sizes. I mean, I still own a small plein aire easel for when I do that, but it's heavily limited on size.
Duuuuude, I am looking to paint my first very large canvas, for me anyway. An acrylic 4' X 6' abstract and I was looking for an way that was easy and yet sturdy enough. I think a large version of the second one will work. I will be inside with house painter's canvases all over everything in my office now studio. Thanks, because this guy was beginning to overthink it all.
Nice. Send me some pictures when it's done. Put some plastic directly under the painting just in case the acrylic soaks through the drop-cloth--I had a bad experience with that once.
I will. Right now I am working with smaller canvases. I have a few ideas in mind but I will have to build my own canvas of that size. I thought I could simply buy a few reasonably priced, nope. I plan to paint that size with my December retirement check. 1.2 meters x 1.8 metersCertainly, I understand. Currently, I am working on smaller canvases, but I have a few ideas in mind that require a larger canvas. Unfortunately, the reasonably priced canvases available in the market are not of the required size. Therefore, I have decided to build my own canvas of dimensions 1.2 meters x 1.8 meters. I plan to use my December retirement check to purchase the necessary materials for building the canvas. I will post at some point. Thans for the encouragement /@@MeadMcLean
Fantastic and focused on painting - not on making an expensive interior designed room - I love pretty rooms but I want my focus in my studio to be about painting and drawing.
I don't normally use an easel as I've found I can't easily paint detail while holding my arm in mid air. However I've decided to make one for doing very large paintings that incorporates a padded bar that acts as a wrist rest that is easily movable across the painting at different heights and angles.
The renaissance era alternative is to attach a brush to a long pole. You anchor the non painting end on a stool or something and use the brush end in a more stable fashion.
Amazing ! When I saw the wood I got worried this would be another “easy “ wood working video that I don’t have the tools space or desire to do right now (maybe one day lol). But this is great.
Thanks. It's just more practical than having an easel that sort of fits most paintings. The only easel I'd say is essential is if you're going to do some plein air painting.
This was a life saver! I'm planning to create my at home studio for large gallery size paintings. Why didn't I think if wood lol it's perfect!!! And cheap!!!
@@MeadMcLean I built two with the 2x4s and added some non slip rubber on the ends. Now the wife and I can paint side by side... even in the back yard! Thanks again for sharing your budget easel solutions.
@@MeadMcLean Haha nice. I live the very aggressive painting which would definitely mark walls from wood leant against them and don't have money for a studio life. Your space gives me so much nostalgia from back in the day when I could though.
For watercolor, I just paint totally flat. For a slight angle, I would just prop it up on a piece of board. A bit of that rubber mat stuff you put under rugs will keep it from sliding.
This is the best tutorial for ppl who dont like spending money becuz damn an easel is pretty expensive :^ Thanks so much though !!! I really needed it my neck started to hurt from bending it for long sessions :')
Glad you liked it. There are probably more ways to make an easel. Personally, I use makeshift ones for big and medium pieces, and I have a plein air easel for the tiny pieces.
Yeah you could. Generally, you'd be in a tent, so some kind of makeshift easels would work. You can also use display racks, lattice with hooks, and similar things.
Pegboard isn't a bad idea. I'll have to try that out sometime. I imagine it would work great for small works or if you're using a variety of canvas sizes.
This is amazing but I have a question. I’ve been working with soft pastels that are very dusty and most people use a forward tilting easel. Do you have any tips, tricks or ideas on how to create something that tilts forward (just slightly) without having to go out a buy an expensive easel? I’m so stumped on how to make this happen and hoping that you’re still around to answer since this video is from a long time ago. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video by the way! Genius 😊
You could just prop the drawing board on a cross bar on a standard easel, but add wedges or something behind the board to prop it past vertical. Then attach the board with the props to the easel with screws, clamps, or something similar.
@@MeadMcLean I will keep that in mind. Unfortunately I don’t have an easel yet because I spent my funds on art supplies and good quality paper before realizing the necessity of an easel while using pastels🥴🤣. I think vertical with some 2 by 4’s will work plenty for now until I can get an easel to work with. Thank you for your time and this fantastic inventive video!!!
I think you could bring the price down even more. Instead of 2x4 there's 1x3 furring strips, they're 1.55$ at the time of writing, same length. Just put them on an edge for rigidity, they're plenty strong for holding quite large canvases. For a a dollar more a small hinge would allow adding a back leg so it doesn't have to lean against the wall.
@@MeadMcLean Mead McLean I know about one with three legs, one of the legs leaning backwards and is attached to the two in front with two planks and hinches.. it then has holes in the two frontal planks/legs so that you can put in plugs to put another smaller plank to have the canvas standing on and then adjust the height of choice. It's possible to diy. I did actually send you a picture in a dm on Instagram to show you. Thank you again!
They might slip depending on the angle. You could always use a bit of rubber under each of them to keep it from slipping. Maybe the stuff you put under rugs would work.
i just grabed a magnetic board....then as i have an ironing table with an makeshift holder stucked in the wall, i use that lol, plus is a little bit inclinated backwards just like an easel...now i need cheap giant paper.
I'd say so for small paintings as long as it's a sturdy one. The cheap thin metal flimsy ones you often see students use are probably not the way to go. I've also seen people use simple book stands for tabletop easels.
I love how easy and approachable you made this, it’s so easy to feel pressured to build some legacy masterpiece or spend a bunch of money getting a nice easel. You reminded me how unimportant the easel is compared to what you are creating on it. Cheers.
You're welcome. There's certain places to spend a lot of money on art supplies and other places to cut costs down to nothing. Like spending on classes and workshops, certain paint pigments or papers, but not things like studio easels and big sets of colored pencils and paint sets and so on. Let me know how else I can help.
Best easel video ever! You just saved me $500, lol. Thanks!
No problem. I'm using 2x4s right now myself.
lmaoo i was looking at all kinds of DIY videos of people taking a couple of hours making an easel when putting two boards with two screws up on a wall and you're done. this is genius!😂🤩
Hehe yeah. Lots of DIY people are way too good at woodworking. I mean, I'm jealous, but I'd rather spend the time drawing or painting. Happy painting!
DUDE-thank you So MUCH!! i saw your video when i started painting like 6 months ago and realized i could just use a half sheet of plywood i had lying around (like 2 feet by 8 feet). i use it all the time and again, thanks for opening my eyes to seeing that an easel doesn't have to cost so much money!! you rock dude!
Nice. Send me a photo of your easel and I'll use it for an updated video. I like the DIY because the kind of art you make changes over the years and the infrastructure you need changes too.
As a broke art student, this tutorial helped me A LOT. This is very resourceful and brilliant. Thank you so much!
You're welcome. Best to put the money where it counts most: the paint itself!
Love the simple,pragmatic approach! It's especially appreciated
for a procrastinator or perfectionist 😅🙂🥰
Yeah. Even the most accomplished artists use basic easels all the time, especially for big works.
Great video. If you want to add another set of legs to make the easel free standing, just use thick door hinges to connect all the 4 legs at the top. To prevent the legs accidentally spreading / slipping to their extreme, tie some rope to limit the leg extension.
Yeah. Once you start getting into folding, it can get complicated. Keepin' it simple here. But standard hinges work well.
I have agoraphobia and my therapist wants me to find a creative outlet. I have a lovely big window and last night, I thought about trying to paint before the window with the ultimate goal of sitting outside. I didnt like the prices for an easel and found your video. Thank you so much.
You're welcome. I don't prefer crowds, but lately I've been doing some plein aire painting and sketching. It's been really fun. You can walk out to an isolated area and be alone outside for a while.
Thank you. I picked up figure drawing and painting during lockdown and I’m trying to get off the ground. This is great. I will be trying number 1
That's awesome. Figure drawing is where you get good fast because it's so unforgiving and also incredibly rewarding when you get it right.
Hi there....brilliant and so logical. Thank You. I'll be using method No.1
Cheers....& Good Luck with the book....
I use the 2x4 and paint can props mostly.
Subscribed on the basis of this video alone. Such great ideas! Thank you so much!
Hey thanks. Let me know what else you're interested in, and I'll see what I can do.
Thanks, i usually buy art material I don't need when not painting. It relieves unrest, but your video is so resourceful and the easels less cumbersome
Modifying the horizontal 2x4 to have a tray could be cool too and (not that i will, but) placing the vertical 2x4s on a track for movement
Exactly. The track idea I have thought of, but that's getting too easel-ey. You could also just use clamps.
THANK YOU !!! I have been researching easels. So glad I found your video before investing hundreds on an easel. Your way of making an easel is better and costs very little.
I actually have a small easel for plein air and tabletop use. But you could also substitute a book stand for a tabletop easel. Or even rig a mount to put a book stand on a tripod. I'm not 100% against easels--if you do plein air every week, yes, get an easel. If you dabble in variety, I lean towards saving money.
This was absolutely perfect! Thank you! I'm going to be using the first method you showed ASAP. I've just started oil painting and painting on the floor is really starting to wreck my back and knees being hunched over and cross-legged for so long hahaha. Thanks again!
You're welcome.
Commenting for the algorithm. best bare bones easel vid on yt.
All praise the algorithm. And thank you. I still like having a small plein air easel as well.
Lol, thank you! I've been looking everywhere for an easel. People selling them used are expecting a much greater price than I'm willing to pay. Now I don't have to. 2x4s 👍👍👍
For real. I think the only time you'd really maybe buy one is for plein air painting.
🙏🏾 Thank you! This is what youtube is for!
You're welcome. Luck!
I am impressed. I have been looking for a wall easel because the studio I just rented is about the size of two bathroom stalls and I couldn't find anything less than $130. You are brilliant!
Yeah. Easels are great sometimes, but if they're adjustable, they're not stable. If they're portable, they break. If they're high quality and do everything you want, they're just too expensive.
This comment and reply are sweet 🙂
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excellent video! thanks for sharing your ideas.
it's wild that it never occurred to me to just use 2x4s leaned against the wall, but dang if it's not the most effective work surface i've ever seen for like $10
Yeah. Everybody uses it from the unknown people to the most established
u saved me from over complicating things
I'm glad. Cheap and easy is best. Especially for big work. For small stuff I've been hanging things on the wall. Or using the 2x4 method.
This is brilliant - thank you for sharing!
You're welcome. Let me know how else I can help.
Excellent ideas. Thanks you saved me some cash.
No problem. Let me know what else i can do to help!
I really appreciated this video...you have convinced me! Thank you
I think maybe the only reason to buy one is if you're doing plein aire painting. If you're working in the house or studio, it doesn't seem necessary.
Thank you man .. you real solve my big problem thanks a lot
Hey no problem. Feel free to ask questions whenever.
@@MeadMcLean sure sir
Hell yeah man, thanks a bunch! Saved me a lot of money right now!
Right on. Money's better spent on good paints!
This is the type of info I was looking for...thanks for the video and great ideas...handsome guy too.
No problem. Let me know if you have other video requests
watching this in 22 oct 2023 ...
really cool 💡
Yup it's an old vid. I'm still around.
Great little tutorial! Funnily enough my Kung Fu Academy Jacket has become my art uniform.
Mine shrank. I'm disappointed. But one surprising thing is how many kung fu people are artists.
Thanks for the ideas!
You're welcome. Let me know how else I can help
Awesome. Never thought like this. Wonderful. Money saving video
Glad it was helpful!
An easy adjustable version of #2 use C-clamps instead of screws to hold crossbar.
Good idea. I always worry about them slipping.
Thank you. I was about to buy a weight balanced easel, but this saved me. May try and build one, but I'm not lucky when it comes to building lol
Yeah that sounds complex. I find it's really hard to have one easel that does all sizes. I mean, I still own a small plein aire easel for when I do that, but it's heavily limited on size.
So cool and easy thank you
Thank you. Let me know how else I can help.
This is the best video I've found on this subject...Thank you...The other DIY required a lot of tools and skills...I love this
Yeah DiY shouldn't mean that you have to gain a ton of skills to do stuff.
You saved me so much money haha thank you! very smart!
You're welcome
sweet !!! I'm so doing this.
Let me know how it works out!
Mead man, you are nothing less than a GENIUS.
Thanks. I'm sure there are more diy easel methods, but hey.
Thank you!!! I already have some scrap 2 x 4 pieces and an abundance of screws. So easy!
You're welcome. It's a reason to keep scraps handy.
Great,great ideas!
Thank you. I hope it helps
Great.. cheap and easy
No reason to spend $300+ on an easel. Except if you're doing plein air. Then you may want to buy something.
I cannot express how excited I am to put some scrap wood to use
Heck yeah. Get after it!
Duuuuude, I am looking to paint my first very large canvas, for me anyway. An acrylic 4' X 6' abstract and I was looking for an way that was easy and yet sturdy enough. I think a large version of the second one will work. I will be inside with house painter's canvases all over everything in my office now studio.
Thanks, because this guy was beginning to overthink it all.
Nice. Send me some pictures when it's done. Put some plastic directly under the painting just in case the acrylic soaks through the drop-cloth--I had a bad experience with that once.
I will. Right now I am working with smaller canvases. I have a few ideas in mind but I will have to build my own canvas of that size. I thought I could simply buy a few reasonably priced, nope. I plan to paint that size with my December retirement check. 1.2 meters x 1.8 metersCertainly, I understand. Currently, I am working on smaller canvases, but I have a few ideas in mind that require a larger canvas. Unfortunately, the reasonably priced canvases available in the market are not of the required size. Therefore, I have decided to build my own canvas of dimensions 1.2 meters x 1.8 meters. I plan to use my December retirement check to purchase the necessary materials for building the canvas. I will post at some point. Thans for the encouragement
/@@MeadMcLean
Fantastic and focused on painting - not on making an expensive interior designed room - I love pretty rooms but I want my focus in my studio to be about painting and drawing.
Me too. I feel like function beats out everything else in the studio. Plein air easels make sense to me though because the function is so specific.
Thank you for this video.
You're welcome. Hope it helps save some cash.
I don't normally use an easel as I've found I can't easily paint detail while holding my arm in mid air. However I've decided to make one for doing very large paintings that incorporates a padded bar that acts as a wrist rest that is easily movable across the painting at different heights and angles.
The renaissance era alternative is to attach a brush to a long pole. You anchor the non painting end on a stool or something and use the brush end in a more stable fashion.
@@MeadMcLean Im having trouble picturing this in my head or finding any references online
Also having trouble picture the reply in my head
Amazing ! When I saw the wood I got worried this would be another “easy “ wood working video that I don’t have the tools space or desire to do right now (maybe one day lol). But this is great.
These are super simple for sure. By the time you do one of the fancy easel builds, it's worth it just to buy a nice easel.
i love this kind of aesthetic, it's super edgy, and defieant of stupid standards with just tons of common sense.
Thanks. It's just more practical than having an easel that sort of fits most paintings. The only easel I'd say is essential is if you're going to do some plein air painting.
Thanks. I was going to buy an easel but I think I have a couple of boards in the garage. That should be fine for me.
Awesome. Let me know how else I can help.
This was really helpful. Thank you so much.
You're welcome. Hope this helps
If you train your canvas it will stay when you command. Persistence is key
It has to balance on its edge before it can move up to the makeshift easel.
@@MeadMcLean progress training, love it! 😅
Brilliant! You saved me a ton of money. Thanks!
No problem. If we can figure out a good diy plein aire easel, then that's a ton of cash saved.
So cheap and makes sense. Thanks bro
No problem. I'll have to brainstorm some more easel alternatives sometime.
Thank you... you solved my problem for my next project!
You're welcome
Thank you so much! I love all of these. Going to use method #2 🥰
Right on. Let me know what else I can do for you.
@@MeadMcLean it came out perfect. Thank you!! Saved money and used wood I already had. You are a genius!! ❤️
wicked. you just saved us some money.. thanks
You're welcome. Art supplies are expensive when you get them from art supply stores.
This was a life saver! I'm planning to create my at home studio for large gallery size paintings. Why didn't I think if wood lol it's perfect!!! And cheap!!!
The 2x4 props come from some in progress pics of some Hirst production paintings. Makes a lot of sense for large work
Very helpful, thanks from England mate!
Love the way you just throw the screws on the floor...pure gangsta:)
Hehe. Yeah that's probably a bad habit...
All of these are brilliant, esp. for artists who may not have the funds for an easel.
Truth. I think if you're a plein aire painter, a good portable easel is worth it. But for everyone else, I think temporary setups are the way to go.
@@MeadMcLean I built two with the 2x4s and added some non slip rubber on the ends. Now the wife and I can paint side by side... even in the back yard! Thanks again for sharing your budget easel solutions.
That's actually a genius idea. Going to add that to mine.
I still need an easal, I haven't got walls to lean on.
You live the plein air life
@@MeadMcLean Haha nice. I live the very aggressive painting which would definitely mark walls from wood leant against them and don't have money for a studio life. Your space gives me so much nostalgia from back in the day when I could though.
Yeah I'm doing the home apartment studio right now, too.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You saved me a lot of money.
Hey no problem. If I could just figure out a plein aire easel alternative, that would be the ultimate genius.
Ahhh, this was so helpful! Thank you!!!
You're welcome. Glad to help.
I need a table easel with an acute angle of about 15 degrees (for watercolor). Most box easels don't go that low. Any ideas?
For watercolor, I just paint totally flat. For a slight angle, I would just prop it up on a piece of board. A bit of that rubber mat stuff you put under rugs will keep it from sliding.
Great!Thank you for sharing this information. Blessings 🙏
You're welcome. Cheap easels are best.
This man is a hero
Always happy to help people save some money. Art supplies are expensive enough.
Thank you.
You're welcome! Hope it helps.
Thanks buddy you have saved me money i Could not afford
For real. Only reason I can think of to buy an easel is for outdoor painting.
Very helpful. Thank you!
You're welcome. Let me know how else I can help.
Thank you so much!!
you're welcome. Hope this saves some cash.
This is the best tutorial for ppl who dont like spending money becuz damn an easel is pretty expensive :^
Thanks so much though !!! I really needed it my neck started to hurt from bending it for long sessions :')
Glad you liked it. There are probably more ways to make an easel. Personally, I use makeshift ones for big and medium pieces, and I have a plein air easel for the tiny pieces.
@@MeadMcLean oh omg thanks for replying
But i cant make an air easel am sharing one room with my brothers , and the room is pretty small ._.
this was awesome, thanks!
You're welcome. So much easel savings possible.
I’m here looking for cheap ways to display art at shows outside. These could work in the right conditions with something to lean against.
I’m painting on my bed right now. It’s messy.
Yeah you could. Generally, you'd be in a tent, so some kind of makeshift easels would work. You can also use display racks, lattice with hooks, and similar things.
very good
very good
thumbs up for your video😊😊😊😊
Thanks!
Great video
Thanks!
Does anyone use a pegboard art easel and does it work?
Pegboard isn't a bad idea. I'll have to try that out sometime. I imagine it would work great for small works or if you're using a variety of canvas sizes.
this is a money saving video! hope you get more support!
Thanks. I'm just glad to help. Got lots of support already!
Brilliant
Thanks. Hope it helped.
This is amazing but I have a question. I’ve been working with soft pastels that are very dusty and most people use a forward tilting easel. Do you have any tips, tricks or ideas on how to create something that tilts forward (just slightly) without having to go out a buy an expensive easel? I’m so stumped on how to make this happen and hoping that you’re still around to answer since this video is from a long time ago. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video by the way! Genius 😊
You could just prop the drawing board on a cross bar on a standard easel, but add wedges or something behind the board to prop it past vertical. Then attach the board with the props to the easel with screws, clamps, or something similar.
@@MeadMcLean I will keep that in mind. Unfortunately I don’t have an easel yet because I spent my funds on art supplies and good quality paper before realizing the necessity of an easel while using pastels🥴🤣. I think vertical with some 2 by 4’s will work plenty for now until I can get an easel to work with. Thank you for your time and this fantastic inventive video!!!
I think you could bring the price down even more. Instead of 2x4 there's 1x3 furring strips, they're 1.55$ at the time of writing, same length. Just put them on an edge for rigidity, they're plenty strong for holding quite large canvases. For a a dollar more a small hinge would allow adding a back leg so it doesn't have to lean against the wall.
I find furring strips wobbly and splintery. But if it's all you got, it's all you got.
Can u make an easel that stands to use for art show
Yeah. A lot of that show setup would depend on the space. A booth setup would be different than just a single art piece.
I’m looking forward to buying your book.
Sweet. I've got a draft of a structural drawing book all done. Next is refining all the drawings for it. I want to show every layer of every drawing.
Thank's! enjoyed watching and learning.
Best,
Kn
You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.
I WANNA STAND A FRAMED CANVAS UP ON ITS CORNER TO PAINT
DO IT!
Thank you this is awesome!
You're welcome. I'm sure there are more easel ideas, but these are the ones I see most often.
@@MeadMcLean Mead McLean I know about one with three legs, one of the legs leaning backwards and is attached to the two in front with two planks and hinches.. it then has holes in the two frontal planks/legs so that you can put in plugs to put another smaller plank to have the canvas standing on and then adjust the height of choice. It's possible to diy. I did actually send you a picture in a dm on Instagram to show you. Thank you again!
Yeah I've made similar variations before. Totally works.
Thank you!!!
You're welcome!
this is amazing! I have hard wood floors, was wondering whether the 2x4 bars would slip?
They might slip depending on the angle. You could always use a bit of rubber under each of them to keep it from slipping. Maybe the stuff you put under rugs would work.
@@MeadMcLean I will explore that solution. Thanks!!
I make an adjustable version of your crossbar easel using c-clamps
That works too. I'd worry about them slipping.
not $5 anymore with today's wood prices :( fortunately i have plenty left over from a few years ago
For real. I've been using the paint bucket method lately.
So smart
Cheap and easy is the best.
thank you so much my dear you saved me hundred £ thanks again !!!!
You're welcome. Maybe the only reason to get an easel is if you're doing a lot of plein aire painting.
i just grabed a magnetic board....then as i have an ironing table with an makeshift holder stucked in the wall, i use that lol, plus is a little bit inclinated backwards just like an easel...now i need cheap giant paper.
Interesting idea. Stonehenge by the roll is a good and relatively cheap paper for drawing and light mixed media use.
Would a sheet music stand work?
I'd say so for small paintings as long as it's a sturdy one. The cheap thin metal flimsy ones you often see students use are probably not the way to go. I've also seen people use simple book stands for tabletop easels.
Awesome!🤗
Right on
You're awesome!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!
You're welcome
I bought a great easel in a yard sale for $3.
Nice. My aunt and uncle were hard core yard salers. Found all kinds of stuff.
Very brilliant
Thanks. Hope this helps.
THANKS
Welcome!
What do you suggest for diy table top easel
I get a lot of questions about that. Let me figure something out and get back to you. I used to use a camera tripod with dowels taped to it.
It's too late, I already bought 2.
Hah. They're good if you have the dough for them.
Yeah but how do you make an easel that doesnt look like garbage?
Buy one if you care about looks. I own a plein air easel.
Great idea, but you didn't go over the base...how to prevent slipping boards
Never had one slip :/