Artists_Drawing_and_Inspiration_-_September_2019

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thefrontis anadjustablesmallshelf
onwhichthepaintingrests,andcan
behaveeitheroneortwoofthese,the
secondshelfalwayshandyforresting
brushes,paintsormediumswhile
working.Thesearegooddrawing
easels,astheyarecalled.Theangle,
stabilityandcompactnessservewell
forthepurposesofdrawingwhere
theworkingangle(usuallydueto
reflectedlightingonthesurface)is
lessofanissueina studiosituation.
PrimeArtA-frameeaselsavailable
canbeclassifiedintothreedifferent
styles.Themostbasicis described
asa drawingeaselwhichconsistsof
onesingleshelfadjustableeitherby
pegsoneithersideofthetwofront
legsorviaa tighteningmechanism
foundat thebackoftherestingshelf
(ref.EA336016).Theanglewillbe
somewhatadjustablebyopeningor
closingthebackleg.Yourworkwill
onlyrestontheshelfbutwillnotbe
completelysecured,asthereis no
adjustablesectionforthispurpose.
OtherPrimeArtA-frameeasels
moresuitedforoiloracrylicpainting
willhavea centermastwitha top
sectionthatcanbeadjustedtohold
yourworksecurelyinplace(ref.
EA336423),therestingshelfis
easilyadjustableviaa ratchetsystem
forquickrelease.Theadvantageof
thissystemis thatyourartwork’s
heightcanbevariedwithoutthe
needoftakingtheworkonandoff
theshelf,it allmovestogether.
A thirdstyleofPrimeArtA-frame
easelis verysimilartotheone
describedbeforebutit hasanextra
(andverypractical)addedfeature,
themastandshelfsection’sangle
canbeinclinedforwardwithoutthe
needtomovethebackrestingleg,
thisincliningmechanismworksas
a separatecomponentfromitsmain
frame.Thischaracteristicallowsyou
toadjusttheviewingpositionofthe
artwork,especiallyusefulif available
studiolightingreflectsona direct
angletoyoureyes.Thesefeatures
togethermakefora verystableand
convenientsupportforyourartwork

toreston.Chancesarethatmanyof

youwillhavelearnttopaintordraw

at thissortof“A”frameeasel.

H-frameeaselsappeartobemuch

sturdiermodels.Themainsection

oftheeaselconsistsoftwovertical

posts,generallyparalleltoeachother,

witha horizontalbarsupport(best

suitedforlargeandwidecanvases,

providingstability),whichresembles

theletter“H”.Thesealsohavea shelf

forthepaintingtoreston,andinsome

modelsthisis usuallyfullyadjustable

viaa ratchetsystemthatallowsfor

quickheightcorrectingwhileyour

canvasremainssecurelyonitsrest.

MostPrimeArtH-frameeaselsare

fullyadjustableincanvassupport

heightandviewingangle(ref.

EB336015).Someextrafeaturesthat

canbefoundinmoretopoftherange

modelsincludeanindependentsection

thatcanbepositionedhorizontally.

It willholdyourworkasif it was

restingona workingtable.Thisis

especiallyusefulif youarepainting

usinga watercolourorgouache

technique.Anotherusefuldetailis

lockablewheels(orcastors)that

allowsforlargereaselstobemoved

aroundeffortlessly.Moreoftenthe

sizeofthesetypesofeaselsarewell

suitedforlargeorwidecanvasesor

drawingsasthetwoparallelvertical

barsprovidea largersurfacewhere

yourworkcanreston.Yourcanvas

orpanelwon’t“wobble”if you

needtoworktowardstheedgesof

it.PrimeArtH-frameeaselscome

withthesefeaturesasstandard.

If youhavethespaceand

thesizeoftheworkrequiresit,

investingina largeroroversized

“H”frameeaselwitha winchor

evenmotors,thathelpswhentrying

toadjusta verylargeartwork,

maybesomethingtoconsider.

Butalthoughthesearethe

twobasictypes,PrimeArthas

othermodelsavailabletosuita

particularpaintingsituation.

TableTopEaselsarea great

solutionwhenspaceisa concern;

theydonottakeuptoomuchspace

andcanbefoldedupforeasy

storage.Theyareavailableinvarious

forms(ref.EPB38;ref.EE336413)

andareanexcellentchoicewhen

workingandtoholdsmallsketches

andstudies.Althoughpracticalin

thatsensetheysometimestendtobe

a littleunstable.Theseareavailable

instylessimilartothelarger

versions,“A”or“H”frameandsome

othersaspartofa paintingbox.

sketchboxEaselsarea tabletop

easelsupport,whichdoublesas

itslid,attachedtoa paintbox(ref.

BE333010).Eventhoughit sounds

practicalyoumustbeawareofthe

A-FrameEasel

A-FrameEasel

TableEasel

TableEasel