Plein air easel

A guide to the best plein air easels and how to choose a painting easel for plein air painting. Includes user reviews of commercially available plein air easels

If painting outside scares you, then I'd guess the idea of painting a larger watercolor piece may not seem in the realm of reality. I'd love to ease your fears by explaining how my larger watercolor plein air setup makes it easier!

(No financial affiliation with any of the artists or products mentioned in this post) (Updated 24 April 2019) Wondering which is the best plein air or outdoor easel? Not a week goes by without my inbox filling up with excellent questions from our Master Oil Painting students. I do my best to answer each one…

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Lightweight plein air easel for watercolor painting. Includes step by step details of how it was constructed. An outdoor easel should be light and functional.

I've had a number of people ask me about my plein air set up, so I've taken the time to outline what I've put together, how I carry it around, how much it cost, and where I got my inspiration from. May it help others as much as I've been helped by a number of other internet resources. S

PRICES MAY VARY. Updated Classic French Easel: We updated Falling in Art sketch box easel with 4 strong aluminum legs, increasing the stability a lot compared with other traditional easels. It features a solid and strong wooden construction. Bigger Storage Drawer: Not like standard plein air box easel, they have to leave space keeping the legs, our updated easel can fold the legs on the sides, which will save one big full empty drawer to keep your tools and stuff; You can even divide the…

PRICES MAY VARY. The En Plein Air Pro Professional Series Oil & Acrylic Package, with our new Pro Series Panel Holder is designed for painters who paint larger that 16”x 12” inches with stretched canvas up to 22” inches tall or down to 6” x 8” inches (the most popular range for outdoor painting). The panel holder is a structural aluminum channel with ABS brackets. It mounts on the SLIK U8000 Tripod with a quick release plate (included). We paired the panel holder with this medium duty tripod…

In this article, I will share with you my plein air setup for gouache.

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