Steve, you are just too cool for words. Thanks for sharing all the gadgets and dodads, it really helps to see how you have navigate the different challenges of watercolor.
Mike. I have one of these easels too. It is my second favorite. My absolute favorite tabletop easel is my Daler Rowney Artsphere. If you have never tried one, you really must. As a watercolor realist I find it to be an absolute must. Thank you for all you do, I'm kind of an outsider in the art world. I don't fit in and never have. I gave up art and became a "closet artist" to escape the ridicule of not doing things properly. Now I'm starting a channel for handicapped artist to show art IS for everybody. Thanks for being one of the mentors who open the door.
I have that same table easel and I really love it😊😊😊 use it all the time! Would you believe I also have that larger one, too! I use it more when I want to tape my watercolor paper to it! And for drawing. I’ve had it a long time, my husband bought it for me when I asked him if he would build me a drafting table. Easiest for him! Ha! Love to watch you paint. Thank you for all your explanations, tips, and instructions! I feel that I can always rely on what you say as being the truth about something. Also, if you don’t know the answer, you say that you don’t know, but will find out! You have so much experience and knowledge and don’t mind sharing it!This is so beneficial for your subscribers! You and Reese keep up the wonderful work😊😊😊
I have one of these easels, and I love it when having to travel to art classes.....I have even painted two pictures at the same time and could put two different easels side beside on my 1/2 of the table.....great pick!!!
I bought this and revived mine the other day and I Love it..!! Great build. I have a Art desk but this allows me to work up right and it is a lot better on the neck. Thanks for the Reviews Steve..!! An all you do on this Channel.!
You saved me from buying a floor easel. I have had one of these for years and didn't realize I could use it this way. I really love your Channel and your content is always interesting. Thanks again!ATB Louise :)
Steve, thanks for this great information. I went to my first in person watercolor class today and they had some little flimsy tripod table easels...not good. I came right home and ordered an easel based on your advice. Found it on sale at Jerrys today! I am sure this will help my neck! By the way, thanks to all your great instruction, I was actually able to keep up with the class. Thanks so much for sharing your vast knowledge!
Thank you for the video Steve. I have the same style easel. I bought it years ago and love it. I do store my oils and oil brushes in the drawer. Keeps everything handy when I do want to work in oils. The slider sometimes comes loose so I put a velcro strip to hold it secure while traveling with it. Other than that it was well worth the money. Clever using door stops. I like that idea. Hugs!
Hi, instead of buying a standing easel in the future and have the problems of space you are going to loose; I would recommend an electric standing table. My husband has one for working at home, very easy to use and put together. This way you can use any of the table easels whilst standing. Cheers Kaye
Great video Steve! 😆 I have 2 of the Michael's artist loft table top box travel easels, very similar to your new one...I love them. I use one permanently on my counter for burning and the other one is for doing public demos, other media, or if I am working on a really long burning piece. Yours definitely seems sturdy. I have no complaints overall with mine. I do keep the lower holder extended down to below my counter, mainly to add additional stability. I would suggest based on my experience, cut a sheet of the foamy kitchen cabinet liner to place under the base. It will keep the easel from sliding back when you apply more pressure and undue marks from happening on your table. I've been using my easels for 6 years now and the liner definitely helps. I love your door stop angle method...I am going to have to borrow that idea! TFS 🤗
Don't know how I missed this, but thank you for doing this review and showing your other easel solutions. I have been looking for a more solid table top solution, as many of them are flimsy. I have a drafting table as well, but then you can't lay anything else on it when it's tilted. So both the Renoir and the drawing board at the end will be invaluable additions to my studio :)
I never knew you could get one that had the moving arm at the bottom as well - that is genius! Love the way you customised your original one too 😀 thanks for sharing!!
Yeah, I looked at a ton of them and its odd that this type is the only one to offer that feature aside from going to a floor easel. Thanks for stopping by Gee.
I bought a Julian by blick travel easel which is essentially the same as your table easel, just with legs. I use it for both travel and desk work. for the desk I just set it up without folding out the legs and works quite nicely for both. Also a good floor easel is nice provided you have the room. I have both since I started with drawing with charcoal first.
Awesome! I've really wanted a drafting table but I just don't have the room for another piece of furniture. This looks like an awesome option for a table top alternative. Thanks for sharing your review :)
I found an Artist Loft over the door, looks like a pocket shoe rack only smaller, paint holder. The pockets are smaller to hold paint tubes. I imagine a plastic over the door clear pocket shoe holder would help get stuff off of counters and unused wall space. Hope this helps. Love the doorstop idea Thanks!.....I'd give you a hug........hug:)
I looked at the same easel-pochade box combination for use as a travel easel. I'll add a quick-release tripod mount to the bottom so I can use it with my field tripod, and add little rubber feet feet for clearance when it's being used on a table surface. I have several portable drafting surfaces already for nearly-flat watercolors and washes, but I like having the option for a more vertical for en plein air sketching and oils...especially when traveling and only carrying one pochade box and one tackle-box for addl. supplies. Most French easels are too bulky for table-top use, and don't let you easily adjust the angle.
T. Bunker If you see this message, I would like to know this also! It seems like this easel would be too heavy to mount stably to a tripod, but I've never tried it so I don't know?
I have that same adjustable drawing table top, but believe it or not, I often paint right on my LED light board. Especially if I'm painting something I use a photo for as a reference. I put the paper right over the print out of my photo. I'm not great at redrawing accurately and I find it helps a lot.
Thank your for all your awesome reviews! I have my hulion light box, m. grahams, silver brushes (the cats tongue too!) and now after months of research I realized I had to check out my favorite watercolor artist, Steve :) (I am a hobbist for both watercolor and acrylic) and for sure getting this Renoir :) I clicked from here to get it through amazon. I am excited that it's from jerry's, i watch "mikenotjerry" all the time and lots of the tutorials. I have only shopped amazon, blick and ebay, but to be able to get this through amazon, was a relief for me:) You are awesome and so very helpful to us aspiring artists. You are a fantastic artist and very inspiring. Thank you so much :)
Thank you so very much for showing the incline, (ditto with Michelle) . Due to the covid shutdown it's not available to buy here in UK. Will keep eyes peeled, till then, will continue with old drawing board method as you do .
I wonder if you could remove the box under the rail and then re-attach the easel to a sheet of Birch plywood. It would still be stable and lighter. You could cut a handhold in the plywood.
For those of you that have issues with your table top easel sliding around, try putting a piece of the non-skid rubber that is meant to go under rugs to keep them from sliding around under your easel. I pick it up at the Dollar Store.
I have the same Renoir easel but find that the screws on the side invariably loosen in use and the thing slowly collapses. This happens despite tightening them as much as possible. I do not lean on the board so it is not my weight that is doing this. Any ideas how to prevent this. Currently I don't use the easel because of this annoying factor. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
I asked my husband to make me a small board to take with on plein air excursions. It's a piece of plywood with a small "shelf" (just another piece of wood attached with 2 screws) to hold my waterecolor block. I'm thinking an old rolled towel will do the trick to angle it. Trying to stay at lightweight as possible. Haven't had a chance to use it yet, as the weather has been super nasty over here and Spring has not yet sprung. I'm really enjoying your vids!
I know ---- right after watching this, I saw it (ha-ha)! I'm trying to keep the lugging around to a minimum and the gawkers away. I'm not that comfortable plein airing yet. Last one I went on was at a castle (a pretty famous one Burg Eltz); I was only going to sketch. Sat on my little camp chair (thanks Dad!) at the furthest possible spot --- still had people sneaking up on me. I'm making myself do this because you can't over come if you don't try.... and I want to conquer that "fear". I started painting after nearly a 40 year hiatus 2 years ago. I've got a lot of catching up to do. Glad I found a welcoming (and very helpful plein air group). Sad that the Army keeps breaking up our little family, but we get to paint in really awesome places. At least the ladies, who aren't chicken like me, do. Thanks again for all your helpful tips. I love your work.
🤯Ohhh wow 😮!! I was just thinking of getting a French Easel/Pochade Box set up. I also was wondering about all of the other varieties of easels. Having just spent a huge amount on new brushes, scrubbers, multi-media toned papers (black, blue, grey/gray, & tan) & both Strathmore Series 500 paper & Hahnemuhle 100% Cotton paper, I have to wait until Autumn 🍂 before I can think about an easel. I am wondering though, can that easel be used for Plein Air mounted on a tripod? Fantastic idea with the door stop riser. Thanks for sharing this informative video.
hi great video, i like to make that board at 7:44 (the big one). But i want to ask you a question before i spend my money. If you rest your hand while drawing, will the board be pushed back (sliding) ? do you have this problem ? if yes, what is your suggestion ? thanks.
Hi Steve, this is the video I was looking for; it is strange I couldn't find it among your videos earlier. You have this triangular stand made out of foam board. What kind of clips (long black colored pieces) did you use to hold the three foam boards together? Take care :-))
I don't think I've seen your studio from that angle before. It's so much smaller than it seems from your usual angle. And it's in the eves. Are you up in the attic?
This is the easle I'm saving my pennies for. 3 years later do you still like this easle? Is it worth the (small) investment? I particularly like the drop down feature to be able to anchor my canvas when oil painting.
The Mind of Watercolor would you recommend the one you had before instead of this one? Keep in mind that I don't want it for watercolor but for oil painting.
2:16...nice wooden (or laminate?) floor. Do you worry about getting paint on the floor if you use that long table easel?...or any easel for that matter?
The easel came from Hobby Lobby but there is one exactly like it on Amazon. You can find it here on my Amazon page. The door stops were just fastened to plywood with a stable gun.
Hi Steve. Did you make the styrofoam triangular support for propping your board at different heights? If so would love to know how you connected the three sides.
+Jean Lurssen two side are hinged by not cutting completely through. The connected side was Gorilla tape. I also reinforced the other side with the tape.
Thanks for sharing all your setups for painting. I was wondering if you always paint in watercolor with an incline of some kind, E.g. never completely flat.
Pretty sturdy. I don't know exactly how much pressure you can exert, but if you tighten down the knobs enough its very stable. The base keeps it pretty stable.
I was wondering if you press hard does it slide away from you on the table? That is what kids tend to do, and topple easels over! I've been using the Daler Rowney Art Sphere Easel for a few months. It is great for smaller pieces, or with a drawing board for bigger pieces, but doesn't go below the table height as this one does. It is super heavy duty in weight. Probably too big for your space, however. I've got a review going up on my channel soon... and bought it at Blick.com (bit.ly/2o9WGmi).
Im struggling with the height of my desk. its 29 tall. Its a table top from Ikea on storage drawers. If it was 28 or lower it was be perfect. I am considering just a kitchen table because they are lower.
Have you had any problem with the lower horizontal support not holding the canvas straight for a 0-degree horizon line? Another brand box easel made just like your Renoir holds the canvas at a slight angle--enough to be visible structurally and measurable with a digital i-phone level, and causes problems painting. Would like to hear that this one is level. Thanks for your feedback.
I'm looking for an easel that can tip forward a bit, for pastel drawing, so the dust doesn't slide down the drawing. Can the top of the easel tip toward you?
Great question! I just checked and yes it can tip forward. However in that position the bottom bracket will no longer drop below the table or base height. But if your work isn't too large that shouldn't be an issue.
What a nice easel :) I recently bought an easel to "ease" my way into acrylics. I have some questions that maybe you could incorporate into a video or if you've already answered them please link me, but... Are you a professional artist as in terms of it being a major part of income? Do you do gallery shows, sell prints etc? I ask because you're mainly a watercolourist and I was wondering if you could take about how to break out into the art scene as a watercolour painter. Acrylic and Oil painters seem to get a lot of attention and because they don't necessarily have to frame their artwork, a customer can just buy and go. But with watercolours, they always have to be framed (sometimes matted) which becomes more work for the artist or a burden to the customer. Is there a customer niche for watercolour painters? We just don't seem to get a lot of attention (even in terms of well known classic painters it seems). I love watercolours, but I'm also very new. I would love to hear your insight on this because I really admire you.
Actually I've been a graphic designer and illustrator for most of my career so I'm just now making that transition myself. I'm not starting with the show, and print sales avenue but teaching and workshops instead. I plan to work towards the show scene later. Right now just focusing on RUclips, and online workshops. Selling art and prints is a very difficult path no matter what medium you work in.
can you do a video on painting watercolor exclusively on easels? most people are not used to watercolor painting with easels because the gravity drags water down etc
I talk about it in various videos. Basically I paint flat or nearly flat if I'm doing very wet washes I don't want to run. I paint on an incline when I'm painting detail without too much water. Its easier on the neck.
Yes, still primarily using the smaller easel unless I have a large painting then the box easel. No really thoughts on board/easel duos. Whatever works and suits your taste. I've gone smaller over the years to maximize the flat surface area for my paint, water and etc. I only need enough room on my easel for the piece I'm working on.
Thanks so much for your reply! I ended up buying a table easel like yours, but smaller. I'm very much enjoying your videos that I just discovered (I'm brand new at water coloring). You're an amazing artist! I stayed up until 3a.m. watching you watercolor; it's hypnotic :-)
I don't "plug" them. People ask me where I get stuff so I tell them. Simple as that. Besides, I don't believe they kill small shops in competition for selling serious artists' supplies. They barely have any. Amazon is probably the biggest culprit for doing that. HL is very deficient in many quality fine artists-grade supplies. Most of their stuff is cheap, hobby level or student level at best. The one small shop we have locally that does cater to the more serious fine artist has been in business for over 50 years and going strong. I give them most of my business. All the local university art teachers send their students there. We also had an AC Moore and a Michaels. Michaels' art supplies are a joke, AC Moore too but they went out of business recently. Amazon most likely caused that.
The doorstop incline is genius!
Michelle Lynn Fine Art Were you able to mount Renoir easel onto your tripod?
Jeanne
I came back to thank you for the door stopper idea. I just made a riser just like yours.
Steve, you are just too cool for words. Thanks for sharing all the gadgets and dodads, it really helps to see how you have navigate the different challenges of watercolor.
hahaha! "too cool for words" now thats a new one. Thanks Anne!
Mike. I have one of these easels too. It is my second favorite. My absolute favorite tabletop easel is my Daler Rowney Artsphere. If you have never tried one, you really must. As a watercolor realist I find it to be an absolute must. Thank you for all you do, I'm kind of an outsider in the art world. I don't fit in and never have. I gave up art and became a "closet artist" to escape the ridicule of not doing things properly. Now I'm starting a channel for handicapped artist to show art IS for everybody. Thanks for being one of the mentors who open the door.
Yeah, the Artshpere easel is pretty cool. Sounds like a cool channel I'll check it out.
Steve
LOVED this one. So much practical help. Answered my questions. Ditto what Michelle said... doorstop incline-brilliant
That old Mayline drafting table is a treasure, I love mine and I got it for free long ago!!!
You answered a lot of my questions about surfaces, drawing boards and easels. Thank you and I appreciate your sharing from all that you've learned.
I have that same table easel and I really love it😊😊😊 use it all the time! Would you believe I also have that larger one, too! I use it more when I want to tape my watercolor paper to it! And for drawing. I’ve had it a long time, my husband bought it for me when I asked him if he would build me a drafting table. Easiest for him! Ha!
Love to watch you paint. Thank you for all your explanations, tips, and instructions! I feel that I can always rely on what you say as being the truth about something. Also, if you don’t know the answer, you say that you don’t know, but will find out!
You have so much experience and knowledge and don’t mind sharing it!This is so beneficial for your subscribers!
You and Reese keep up the wonderful work😊😊😊
I have one of these easels, and I love it when having to travel to art classes.....I have even painted two pictures at the same time and could put two different easels side beside on my 1/2 of the table.....great pick!!!
I bought this and revived mine the other day and I Love it..!! Great build. I have a Art desk but this allows me to work up right and it is a lot better on the neck. Thanks for the Reviews Steve..!!
An all you do on this Channel.!
You saved me from buying a floor easel. I have had one of these for years and didn't realize I could use it this way. I really love your Channel and your content is always interesting. Thanks again!ATB Louise :)
Thank you for the review. I have limited space in my room as well and have been looking at a table easel. Been unable to decide. This really helps.
Thanks for demonstrating The Renoir Tabletop Easel. I am deciding weather to go tabletop or floor.
Steve, thanks for this great information. I went to my first in person watercolor class today and they had some little flimsy tripod table easels...not good. I came right home and ordered an easel based on your advice. Found it on sale at Jerrys today! I am sure this will help my neck! By the way, thanks to all your great instruction, I was actually able to keep up with the class. Thanks so much for sharing your vast knowledge!
The doorstops though! Brilliant. Thanks for the film.
love the door stops idea!
Love the doorstops! You sir, are a bricoleur of the first order!
A table top Easel is exactly what I need. Thanks for this review, it was very helpful!
Thank you for the video Steve. I have the same style easel. I bought it years ago and love it. I do store my oils and oil brushes in the drawer. Keeps everything handy when I do want to work in oils. The slider sometimes comes loose so I put a velcro strip to hold it secure while traveling with it. Other than that it was well worth the money. Clever using door stops. I like that idea. Hugs!
Thanks Connie, great idea!
Hi, instead of buying a standing easel in the future and have the problems of space you are going to loose; I would recommend an electric standing table. My husband has one for working at home, very easy to use and put together. This way you can use any of the table easels whilst standing. Cheers Kaye
OMG!!! So happy I found this video!! I think I have found a solution for my neck pain from coloring 😁😁😁😁😁
Great video Steve! 😆 I have 2 of the Michael's artist loft table top box travel easels, very similar to your new one...I love them. I use one permanently on my counter for burning and the other one is for doing public demos, other media, or if I am working on a really long burning piece. Yours definitely seems sturdy. I have no complaints overall with mine. I do keep the lower holder extended down to below my counter, mainly to add additional stability. I would suggest based on my experience, cut a sheet of the foamy kitchen cabinet liner to place under the base. It will keep the easel from sliding back when you apply more pressure and undue marks from happening on your table. I've been using my easels for 6 years now and the liner definitely helps. I love your door stop angle method...I am going to have to borrow that idea! TFS 🤗
Great tips, thanks Valarie!
Thank you so much, I always think easels take too much place. In your video personalize a drawing board is a good idea. 👍👏
Don't know how I missed this, but thank you for doing this review and showing your other easel solutions. I have been looking for a more solid table top solution, as many of them are flimsy. I have a drafting table as well, but then you can't lay anything else on it when it's tilted. So both the Renoir and the drawing board at the end will be invaluable additions to my studio :)
I'm getting the kind with the drawer and so excited! I have CP so the incline will help the wrist
I never knew you could get one that had the moving arm at the bottom as well - that is genius! Love the way you customised your original one too 😀 thanks for sharing!!
Yeah, I looked at a ton of them and its odd that this type is the only one to offer that feature aside from going to a floor easel. Thanks for stopping by Gee.
I bought a Julian by blick travel easel which is essentially the same as your table easel, just with legs. I use it for both travel and desk work. for the desk I just set it up without folding out the legs and works quite nicely for both. Also a good floor easel is nice provided you have the room. I have both since I started with drawing with charcoal first.
Thanks for the informative video! I have been painting flat but it’s KILLING my neck!
Wonderful easel! I could tell right away when you had it on the table, why you liked it! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for such an informative video. Helped me with a purchase decision.
It was so interesting to look at you studio!! ;) Thanks for the video! :)
Awesome! I've really wanted a drafting table but I just don't have the room for another piece of furniture. This looks like an awesome option for a table top alternative. Thanks for sharing your review :)
I found an Artist Loft over the door, looks like a pocket shoe rack only smaller, paint holder. The pockets are smaller to hold paint tubes. I imagine a plastic over the door clear pocket shoe holder would help get stuff off of counters and unused wall space. Hope this helps. Love the doorstop idea Thanks!.....I'd give you a hug........hug:)
Hello, SteveI enjoyed your video, it was really helpful.Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing! You have a much appreciated kind heart. I Love the door stop wedge and am headed to the dollar store for those.
I have the renoir and it is a back saver,thanks for the great tips,😀👍☝
thanks for that review, your vlogs are so valuable, thanks for that!
I looked at the same easel-pochade box combination for use as a travel easel. I'll add a quick-release tripod mount to the bottom so I can use it with my field tripod, and add little rubber feet feet for clearance when it's being used on a table surface. I have several portable drafting surfaces already for nearly-flat watercolors and washes, but I like having the option for a more vertical for en plein air sketching and oils...especially when traveling and only carrying one pochade box and one tackle-box for addl. supplies.
Most French easels are too bulky for table-top use, and don't let you easily adjust the angle.
T. Bunker were you able to mount the easel to your tripod?
Jeanne
T. Bunker If you see this message, I would like to know this also! It seems like this easel would be too heavy to mount stably to a tripod, but I've never tried it so I don't know?
Thanks steve....keep well
Wow!!! That's exactly like my table easel. I never use the storage space at the bottom.
Very helpful, thank you! Enjoy your new easel.
I have that same adjustable drawing table top, but believe it or not, I often paint right on my LED light board. Especially if I'm painting something I use a photo for as a reference. I put the paper right over the print out of my photo. I'm not great at redrawing accurately and I find it helps a lot.
very helpful as I was debating on getting one myself! now i will! thank you
like the doorstop idea
I LOVE the doorstops........need to do that :)
This was really helpful. You showed all the options I was looking at except the french easel box one I am also considering.
i have a couple of them, good idea, thanks
Good Morning. I found it very interesting. Thank you
clever ideas for supporting boards
Hi Steve - I like your foam core solution to raising the easel. Could you do a video on how to make this with the dimensions?
Awesome! Thank you! Been trying to figure out a cheaper alternative until I have the space to at least keep a table easel set out.
Thank your for all your awesome reviews! I have my hulion light box, m. grahams, silver brushes (the cats tongue too!) and now after months of research I realized I had to check out my favorite watercolor artist, Steve :) (I am a hobbist for both watercolor and acrylic) and for sure getting this Renoir :) I clicked from here to get it through amazon. I am excited that it's from jerry's, i watch "mikenotjerry" all the time and lots of the tutorials. I have only shopped amazon, blick and ebay, but to be able to get this through amazon, was a relief for me:) You are awesome and so very helpful to us aspiring artists. You are a fantastic artist and very inspiring. Thank you so much :)
Thanks so much! MikenotJerry is fun. I watch it too.
Thank you, Sir! for sharing this.
Thanks for your help man 😊
Beautiful painting!
I think you need to patent that Doorstop TILT-R-AMA. Fantastic. I do something similar but the rubber is FAR better to minimize slippage.
I appreciate this vid...solves the problem.
Thank you so very much for showing the incline, (ditto with Michelle) . Due to the covid shutdown it's not available to buy here in UK. Will keep eyes peeled, till then, will continue with old drawing board method as you do .
I wonder if you could remove the box under the rail and then re-attach the easel to a sheet of Birch plywood. It would still be stable and lighter. You could cut a handhold in the plywood.
Thank you!!!
For those of you that have issues with your table top easel sliding around, try putting a piece of the non-skid rubber that is meant to go under rugs to keep them from sliding around under your easel. I pick it up at the Dollar Store.
Neat solutions. I loved the doorstop suggestion, but I have never seen laerge clip boards like those, they are usually A4 or letter size.
Its similar to this but mine came from Hobby Lobby. amzn.to/2m8Fmkr
I'm trying to figure out how to put my Easel together mine a H-fame tablet easel
Thanks this was great!
I have the same Renoir easel but find that the screws on the side invariably loosen in use and the thing slowly collapses. This happens despite tightening them as much as possible. I do not lean on the board so it is not my weight that is doing this. Any ideas how to prevent this. Currently I don't use the easel because of this annoying factor. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
I asked my husband to make me a small board to take with on plein air excursions. It's a piece of plywood with a small "shelf" (just another piece of wood attached with 2 screws) to hold my waterecolor block. I'm thinking an old rolled towel will do the trick to angle it. Trying to stay at lightweight as possible. Haven't had a chance to use it yet, as the weather has been super nasty over here and Spring has not yet sprung. I'm really enjoying your vids!
Thanks Klara. I have a video where I made a similar one that attaches to a tripod. This one. ruclips.net/video/IIbMOOOYwtc/видео.html
I know ---- right after watching this, I saw it (ha-ha)! I'm trying to keep the lugging around to a minimum and the gawkers away. I'm not that comfortable plein airing yet. Last one I went on was at a castle (a pretty famous one Burg Eltz); I was only going to sketch. Sat on my little camp chair (thanks Dad!) at the furthest possible spot --- still had people sneaking up on me. I'm making myself do this because you can't over come if you don't try.... and I want to conquer that "fear". I started painting after nearly a 40 year hiatus 2 years ago. I've got a lot of catching up to do. Glad I found a welcoming (and very helpful plein air group). Sad that the Army keeps breaking up our little family, but we get to paint in really awesome places. At least the ladies, who aren't chicken like me, do. Thanks again for all your helpful tips. I love your work.
Good philosophy to work through the circumstances that cause fear. Starting by just drawing is a great way to go.
🤯Ohhh wow 😮!! I was just thinking of getting a French Easel/Pochade Box set up. I also was wondering about all of the other varieties of easels. Having just spent a huge amount on new brushes, scrubbers, multi-media toned papers (black, blue, grey/gray, & tan) & both Strathmore Series 500 paper & Hahnemuhle 100% Cotton paper, I have to wait until Autumn 🍂 before I can think about an easel. I am wondering though, can that easel be used for Plein Air mounted on a tripod? Fantastic idea with the door stop riser. Thanks for sharing this informative video.
They are a bit clunky for plein air if you ask me.
I am going to make me a door stop incline whachamacalleit... Awesome!!!
hi great video, i like to make that board at 7:44 (the big one). But i want to ask you a question before i spend my money. If you rest your hand while drawing, will the board be pushed back (sliding) ? do you have this problem ? if yes, what is your suggestion ? thanks.
Hi Steve, this is the video I was looking for; it is strange I couldn't find it among your videos earlier. You have this triangular stand made out of foam board. What kind of clips (long black colored pieces) did you use to hold the three foam boards together? Take care :-))
On the easel does it have to be set at that angle or can you make it more straight standing up? Any help is appreciated thank you
You cans set it where ever you like or prefer.
@@mindofwatercolor cool thank you
This is sad :( I have one I bought years ago and it is under my table. I am going to go get it out right now :)
Hey friend!!
What's a affordable plain-air easel?
I don't think I've seen your studio from that angle before. It's so much smaller than it seems from your usual angle. And it's in the eves. Are you up in the attic?
Yes sort of. 😄
This is the easle I'm saving my pennies for. 3 years later do you still like this easle? Is it worth the (small) investment? I particularly like the drop down feature to be able to anchor my canvas when oil painting.
Yes, I use it mainly for larger paintings but I still like it.
The Mind of Watercolor would you recommend the one you had before instead of this one? Keep in mind that I don't want it for watercolor but for oil painting.
2:16...nice wooden (or laminate?) floor. Do you worry about getting paint on the floor if you use that long table easel?...or any easel for that matter?
Its actually just vinyl. Very cheap. For the very reason you stated.
how much does this cost?
where can i buy it i live in australia
Where did you purchase your "old" tabletop easel? And how did you attach the doorstop to the mounting board? Super portable class idea.
The easel came from Hobby Lobby but there is one exactly like it on Amazon. You can find it here on my Amazon page. The door stops were just fastened to plywood with a stable gun.
@@mindofwatercolor Thanks! I have learned so much from your demos and tutorials. Needless to say, I love your work.
Hi Steve. Did you make the styrofoam triangular support for propping your board at different heights? If so would love to know how you connected the three sides.
+Jean Lurssen two side are hinged by not cutting completely through. The connected side was Gorilla tape. I also reinforced the other side with the tape.
Thanks for sharing all your setups for painting. I was wondering if you always paint in watercolor with an incline of some kind, E.g. never completely flat.
+Dionne C usually just a bit of an incline at least, yes, but on occasion completely flat. I almost always paint upright for most of the details.
Nice find! How sturdy is it? I have young students who press very hard on their paper- would it move around on the table if they did that?
Pretty sturdy. I don't know exactly how much pressure you can exert, but if you tighten down the knobs enough its very stable. The base keeps it pretty stable.
I was wondering if you press hard does it slide away from you on the table? That is what kids tend to do, and topple easels over! I've been using the Daler Rowney Art Sphere Easel for a few months. It is great for smaller pieces, or with a drawing board for bigger pieces, but doesn't go below the table height as this one does. It is super heavy duty in weight. Probably too big for your space, however. I've got a review going up on my channel soon... and bought it at Blick.com (bit.ly/2o9WGmi).
So clever!!
I wonder with Renoir table easel if it would be practical to use plein air, mounting on a tripod, or use on a
table? I have one on order. Jeanne
It should be good. Need a pretty stable tripod but yeah!
Im struggling with the height of my desk. its 29 tall. Its a table top from Ikea on storage drawers. If it was 28 or lower it was be perfect. I am considering just a kitchen table because they are lower.
it does not stand straight is it always tilted?
Does that easel tilt up all the way? I prefer to work almost totally vertical.
Yes.
Have you had any problem with the lower horizontal support not holding the canvas straight for a 0-degree horizon line? Another brand box easel made just like your Renoir holds the canvas at a slight angle--enough to be visible structurally and measurable with a digital i-phone level, and causes problems painting. Would like to hear that this one is level. Thanks for your feedback.
Its level enough for me but I've never measured it with a level.
I really like the easel but I'm curious if they have one with a solid back. That the kind I need.
I've seen some with solid backs that were similar. Like this one but the lower shelf does not go below the table. amzn.to/2m8ISeF
I need an easel that will fit 24" wide 16 " high and 2" thick painting. Where can I find one?
Amazon amzn.to/2N497MZ
I'm looking for an easel that can tip forward a bit, for pastel drawing, so the dust doesn't slide down the drawing. Can the top of the easel tip toward you?
Great question! I just checked and yes it can tip forward. However in that position the bottom bracket will no longer drop below the table or base height. But if your work isn't too large that shouldn't be an issue.
The Mind of Watercolor Thanks!
What a nice easel :) I recently bought an easel to "ease" my way into acrylics.
I have some questions that maybe you could incorporate into a video or if you've already answered them please link me, but...
Are you a professional artist as in terms of it being a major part of income? Do you do gallery shows, sell prints etc? I ask because you're mainly a watercolourist and I was wondering if you could take about how to break out into the art scene as a watercolour painter. Acrylic and Oil painters seem to get a lot of attention and because they don't necessarily have to frame their artwork, a customer can just buy and go. But with watercolours, they always have to be framed (sometimes matted) which becomes more work for the artist or a burden to the customer. Is there a customer niche for watercolour painters? We just don't seem to get a lot of attention (even in terms of well known classic painters it seems). I love watercolours, but I'm also very new. I would love to hear your insight on this because I really admire you.
Actually I've been a graphic designer and illustrator for most of my career so I'm just now making that transition myself. I'm not starting with the show, and print sales avenue but teaching and workshops instead. I plan to work towards the show scene later. Right now just focusing on RUclips, and online workshops. Selling art and prints is a very difficult path no matter what medium you work in.
I need one of those triangular shaped foam core thingy for propping your work on, can you tell me where to get one. Great studio man, many blessings.
Oh nice, thanks.
can you do a video on painting watercolor exclusively on easels? most people are not used to watercolor painting with easels because the gravity drags water down etc
I talk about it in various videos. Basically I paint flat or nearly flat if I'm doing very wet washes I don't want to run. I paint on an incline when I'm painting detail without too much water. Its easier on the neck.
Genius hacks! Are these still your favorites? What are your thoughts on the drawing board/easel duos?
Yes, still primarily using the smaller easel unless I have a large painting then the box easel. No really thoughts on board/easel duos. Whatever works and suits your taste. I've gone smaller over the years to maximize the flat surface area for my paint, water and etc. I only need enough room on my easel for the piece I'm working on.
Thanks so much for your reply! I ended up buying a table easel like yours, but smaller. I'm very much enjoying your videos that I just discovered (I'm brand new at water coloring). You're an amazing artist! I stayed up until 3a.m. watching you watercolor; it's hypnotic :-)
I am very curious where you bought your water tub 😅
Amazon. You'll find it here in my Amazon store of preferred products. www.amazon.com/shop/mindofwatercolor
The Mind of Watercolor thank you! Sadly does not ship to PH 😕
I wonder how this compares to Cheap Joe's.
これと同じの持ってます。メーカーは違うけど同じ作りです。
この前届きました。
この秋から油絵にチャレンジしようと思っています。
時々見に来ます。
今度はこのイーゼルを使って絵を描いている動画をアップしてください。
It’s very cheap If u could buy in China. Only 5- 6 dollars for such piece
Travels easel from late 19th century and early 20th century
Hobby Lobby is killing locally owned art and hobby shops. I am not sure they need a free plug.
I don't "plug" them. People ask me where I get stuff so I tell them. Simple as that. Besides, I don't believe they kill small shops in competition for selling serious artists' supplies. They barely have any. Amazon is probably the biggest culprit for doing that. HL is very deficient in many quality fine artists-grade supplies. Most of their stuff is cheap, hobby level or student level at best. The one small shop we have locally that does cater to the more serious fine artist has been in business for over 50 years and going strong. I give them most of my business. All the local university art teachers send their students there. We also had an AC Moore and a Michaels. Michaels' art supplies are a joke, AC Moore too but they went out of business recently. Amazon most likely caused that.