36 ArtistDrawingandInspiration
Warwick
A lightweightandstrongfolding
aluminiumeaselidealforpleinair
work.Thereversiblerubberfeet
doubleasa groundspikewhen
workingoutdoors.A photographic
tripodtwisttypelockprovidesfixing
forthetelescopiclegsanda griptype
leverallowsforpositioningtosuit
bothoilandwatercolourpainting.
cornwall
A compactandtransportablebox
easelforworkinginthefield.A
3-leggedstoolcomeswiththiseasel
andcanbeeasilyattachedtothe
sideoftheeaselwhenfolded.The
boxeaselincorporatesa onedrawer
cabinetandwoodenpalette.This
easelcomesinanartistbagallowing
foreasytransport.
Wimborne
Anoiled,woodentableeaselwith
adjustablesupports.Thecanvas
positioncanbesettoeithera
backwardorforwardtiltingposition.
Thistableeaselwillholdcanvasupto
27 inchesinheight.
artsphere
A brilliantnewconceptineasel
designforartists,designers,
hobbyistsandcrafters.The
ArtSpheretableeaselhasa unique
ballandsocketjointthatallowsa
detachabledrawingboardtomove
inanydirection.Easytooperate
andmanoeuvrewhileworking
on,a solidhandlelockstheboard
securelyinplaceforapplications
suchasdrawing,painting,modelling
andsculpture.TheArtSpherehasa
smallbaseanda largeworksurface
areathatcanbepositionedflatorin
portrait/landscapepositions.
Wimborne
EaselGallery
Cornwall
Field
Warwick
Product Feature
EasEls...WHaTyouNEEDToKNoW...FRoMPRIMEaRTEasEls
Thetraditionalimageofanartist
usuallyinvolvesa beret,aneasel,
anda wholelotofwinesituated
somewhereina Frenchgarret.
Althoughthissomewhatromanticised
imageisn’talwaysaccurate,the
useofeaselsis somethingthatmost
artistswillcontemplateat some
stage.Althoughtheymayhave
strongFrenchconnotations,there
is evidencetosuggestthateaselsin
somebasicformhaveactuallybeen
usedsinceearlyEgyptiantimes.
A straightforwarddefinition
foundinmanydictionariesand
encyclopaediasdescribeaneasel
as:“anuprightsupportusedfor
displayingand/orfixingsomething
restingonit ora standorframefor
supportingordisplayingat anangle
anartist’scanvas,a blackboard,etc.”
Still,evenif youareawareofthe
historyoritsdefinition,it maynothelp
verymuchwhenyouactuallystepout
anddecidetopurchaseanindispensable
pieceofartistequipmentsuchasthis.
Practicallyspeaking,working
at aneaselallowsforaneffortless
relationshipbetweenyourcanvas
ordrawingasit keepstheworkat a
suitedverticalpositionwhereit is easy
toworkon.Visualconsiderationsof
colour,perspectiveandcomposition
canbedeterminedaccurately.It also
providesa safeplaceforyourwork,
withnospillsorotheraccidentsthat
maydamagethesurface,andit may
evenprovidea visualreferenceasto
howyourworkwouldappearwhen
is finallyhungona gallerywall.
Butwhicheaselis bestforyou?
PrimeArtoffersa varietyoftypes,each
withspecificfeaturesthatmakethem
suitableforoneoranotherpurpose.
Thetypeofeaselyouchoosewillbe
determinedbythekindofartwork
youcreatethemost.If youliketo
workonlargecanvasesthena tripod
portableeaselwillproveunsuitable.
Considerationslikescaleandspace
areimportantvariableswhenchoosing
a particularstyle,whetherit is a
studiostyle“A”frameor“H”frame,
a tripodportablestyleorall-in-oneto
holdyourartmaterialswhengoing
outdoors.Somearecompactandfully
collapsiblewhilea floorstandingeasel
willrequirea definitespacetobein.
Maybeyoupaintinwatercoloursor
gouache,and,if so,it is recommended
thatyouchooseaneaselthatcanalso
beadjustedtoa horizontalposition.
Workingwithacrylicsoroils,aneasel
thatallowsyoutoadjustthevertical
viewtoa 90degreeanglewillavoid
unwantedreflectionswhileworking.
studioEasels
Thetwomostcommontypes
ofstudioeaselsaredescribed
asA-frameorH-frame.
A-frameortripodeaselshaveanA
shapedfrontwitha singleextension
legat theback,whichis usedtoadjust
theangleat whichtheeaselstands.At