MEEDEN Artist Pochade Box, Portable French Easel, Sketch Easel Box with Storage, Plein Air Easel for Painting with Nylon Carry Bag, Makes Outdoor Painting Easy and Fun, Walnut

Having only just picked this up, I have yet to use in earnest but at first sight this looks like a pretty well thought out box, with magnets to hold attachable brush tray & canvas compartment in the base, as described ; a hanging towel/ rag rail. i think with care it will hold up well & be invaluable to Plein Air painting outings. The accompanying fabric case with handle and cross body strap, will also help, freeing up hands to carry the tripod etc & allow a little extra storage around the box in the bag. I am struggling to find a canvas to fit the canvas storage compartment properly - slots for canvas are too thin & tad further apart than 8” but don’t quite fit 9”, maybe? (sorry prepared H photos failed to load)- so wouldnt use it for wet works but can take one canvas loose or several small boards. Also i can only think when they say it will hold two they must mean one in the base canvas carrier the other in the easel..? But Overall i am thrilled with this pochade/ outdoor painting box & look forward to putting it to regular use ( it won’t be that shiny for long ;) UPDATE on further use : Why oh why is the hot snow tripod plate set soo far back& totally off balance - i have had two disasters in the past 24 hours; even with the best quality tripod this job is the only thing to hold up the box and it’s off balance in light winds; broke the first plastic hot plate, crashing the pochade box to the ground - BE WARE! I am now trying to source another plate to install more centrally under the pochade box.

I was in two minds about buying this portable easel as it made in China and looked a bit to good to be true. But then I thought for the price it's worth a punt. I am so glad I did! The make quality is excellent. The functionality is brilliant. It sits solidly on my tripod. It's got nearly everting you need for a travel easel. My one small criticism would be the lack of shoulder strap. Apart from that it's perfect.

I am very pleased with this purchase, I brought one for a men beer off the family for Xmas , liked it so much I brought one for myself, it keeps all my art supplies in a stylish box that doubles up as an easel,

Returned as was too heavy for my use. Also some of the fittings weren’t cut perfectly so allowed some wobble.

Much as described. The item is made of wood, although the structure and fittings are a little flimsy and may need strengthening or replacing if the box is likely to receive regular hard use. The retaining magnets of the brush holder are not strong enough but I reinforced this with some velcro. I found it as stable as I would expect when it was fitted to a tripod. It will only carry two thin wet panels safely, but this is adequate; a separate panel carrier is always a better option. This box is excellent value for money and should be adequate for most artists' needs.

Absolutely brilliant. Really well designed and attractive. The space for wet canvases is adaptable so that you can store a four or 9 x 12 “ . Thank you meeden I can’t wait to get out and use this. The only thing I would like to know is whether the pallet had already been seasoned. I plan to use Shellac to seal the wood. Definitely easy to use and good value for money.

I love this so much, it's very portable and easy to use. It comes with its own instructions and is fully assembled when it arrives. I just wish it was a bit cheaper, bit it's still worth the money.

I don't remember when a single purchase last made me this happy. I absolutely love my little box of bliss! I got it in December and use it pretty much daily. I can't get over how many functions it has. For example, if you mount it on a tripod (the box does NOT come with one), you can attach the paper towel holder it comes with! I use it like that sometimes but so far I mostly have it on my lap (cushion in between) while sitting super comfortably with my legs up and thanks to this compact little wonder I have everything I need just at my fingertips. I love how my paints fit in there and my knives, short handled brushes, my go to acryil pad size and my palette (at the moment a 9"x12" tear off palette but once I am through I will look for a more environmental friendly solution. There are sooooo many options. Picture with above tear off, a 10"x7" acrylic pad and a size 8 longhandle brush attached for size reference. This would be the only way long handle brushes fit. I also love the attachable brush rest. I usually have that attached to the drawer thingy. Oh and please don't forget about the integrated drying thingy! I forgot about that at first and damaged a painting by leaving it on the top part of the box. I don't have much space and I don't want it to be a big thing to get out all my painting stuff. So this is really perfect for me. The only things that don't fit are my long handle brushes and my water container (and if course bigger surfaces).

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The joints, knobs and closing clasp all work smoothly and feel much better quality than I'd expected at this price, considering the prices of other pochade boxes on the market. It fits a lot in it - everything I could need and more for a day of painting outdoors (I find I just have to carry the roll of paper towel separately), & the carry bag even has a couple of small internal pockets. It looks good, isn't too heavy, doesn't rattle around, the joints are all well made - I'm very impressed and will continue buying Meeden products now; great value for money!

Excellent workmanship, just what I wanted

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Más o menos lo que yo esperaba, buena relación calidad precio