Diy art stand

My cousin Terry was with me when I bought this plastic dresser mirror. As we were loading it in the car, she remarked that I should make an easel for it. I thought about it off and on since then. Somewhere along the line someone else mentioned it. I can’t remember if it was on...Read More

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Make your own cardboard easel in only a few minutes for less than one dollar!

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As I was finishing up my wood block nativity I realized I needed some way to make the stable stay up. I used 1/4" MDF to make the 12 inch square stable so there was no way it was going to stand independently. After lots of looking around and research at craft stores I decided I could make my own simple easel. Ingredients: 5" piece of 2"x4" 5/16" dowel Tools: drill 5/16" bit saw The rest is self explanatory from the first picture, but in case you want to read about it anyway..... 1. Cut the…

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We’ve been doing quite a bit of painting around here lately. Unlike the tones of drawing we’d been doing previously, painting – especially BIGGER pieces – is pretty tricky to do on a flat surface… For the last couple paintings I did (Retired Rat Roams Rural Roads, Tentacle Creature loves Pretty Unicorn, and the Soldiers of Neukirch Uniform Plate) I dug out his old tabletop easel that my grandmother had used for I don’t know how long. (Remember: click on the pictures below to see a slightly…

DIY Foam Board Easel - tabletop easel will need to be 2 inches taller than your artwork and two-thirds as deep

I have had beginner artists asking how to make an inexpensive easel, for painting and display. After finding none on the internet that suited my purpose, I decided to design my own. Make your own Cardboard Easel (Folds for travel, holds a canvas, no cost!) You will need: 1 large piece of cardboartd (depending on the finished size) string or wool masking tape or duct tape a box cutter or knife a ruler large sewing needle to piece the carboard with the string Step 1: Choose the width and…