Watercolor plein air setup

UPDATE: June 2022: My Plein Air Online Course: Painting Land and Sea is Now Available Painting outdoors en plein air can be invigorating, inspiring, meditative... and frustrating, inhibiting, and uncomfortable! I like comfort, so I've done a lot of research to assemble a plein air kit that is lightweight, stable, and functional.By nature I am a studio painter: I like a chair, regulated temperature, controlled lighting, access to all my materials, and most of all.... NO BUGS. But despite the…

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This is my “plein air” watercolor setup for working out in some rugged terrain. It is fairly self-contained and very sturdy. The board is 3/4″ plywood but doesn’t weigh that much after cutting a few holes in it. I’ve attached a tripod cleat to the back side for quick mounting on location. The palette has…

Getting started with watercolor plein air is easier than you think! In today’s post, I'll share my top 5 favorite plein air painting setups.

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

I am eager to share about my new paint box as it has been a very happy discovery for me this past month—it has freed me from needing to carry around a heavy French easel. Perhaps many of you reading have already experienced the wonders of a much lighter and smaller way to travel and … How to travel as light as possible for plein air painting Read More »

Urban sketching artist, Marc Taro Holmes, joins http://ArtistsNetwork.tv to share his tips on setup and art supplies for sketching on the go–so you’re ready to move at any time. Learn how to set up your sketchbook or drawing boards (the palm desk), watercolor palettes, watercolor brushes, pens, containers for your water, and more. Visit http://ArtistsNetwork.tv […] The post Urban Sketching Art Supplies & Setup – Plein Air Bag appeared first on PaintingTube.

This is my current setup. The last post I did on this was from May of 2014 . It's still a useful resource for the cheapest, most straightforward setup. The whole thing cost about 50-75$ to make. It goes into a lot of detail about how I made it, and is probably worth re

Watercolour The painting outfit that I use at the present moment. I used to sit cross legged on the ground and paint on a block with the pallete sitting beside me when I first started doing waterco…