If you are or plan to be an artist, you may find that an easel is required for your work. While you work, easels hold two-dimensional media such as a canvas or paper. They can also be used to display completed work, whether in an art show or just as a decorative piece in your home.
The majority of easels have three legs that form a tripod. At the top, the legs are connected. The center leg, which swings backward to form the tripod and brace the structure, is opposed the two front legs. The artwork is supported a shelf that runs horizontally across the two front legs.
Easels have been around since the beginning of time. Although early versions were likely crude, modern easels have improved in design and can now provide artists with a variety of useful features. Telescopic legs, which collapse to a shorter length for easy transportation, are commonly used in large versions. Some easels have four legs, a sturdy base, wheels on the bottom for increased mobility, or multiple sides on which art can be worked on or displayed; others have four legs, a sturdy base, wheels on the bottom for increased mobility, or multiple sides on which art can be worked on or displayed.
These devices come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. For your little ones, there are child-sized versions available. The smallest are placed on top of tables, while the largest are placed on the ground. Easels can hold anything from canvas to paper to a two-dimensional piece of art. Paint stations, or more elaborate versions, may include storage space for paint, paintbrushes, paper, and other art supplies.
Easels can be made out of a variety of materials as well. The majority of them used to be made out of long pieces of wood. They can now be made of metal as well, especially if they have special features like telescopic legs.
A palette is frequently used as a surface on which to mix paints when using an easel. A palette is a rectangular or swirled oval piece of wood or plastic that is flat and thin. A palette has a hole in which one or two fingers of the hand holding it can be inserted. While easels and palettes may conjure up images of a painter selling portraits in the park, many types of artists find them to be useful, if not essential, tools of their trade.