Product line · adult studio
Artist Easels, Studio H-Frames and Field Easels
Seven subcategories for the adult painter: studio easels, H-frames, A-frames, field and sketch-box easels, adjustable easels and drafting tables, each with its working envelope on the record.
An artist easel is sold on its working envelope, not on its finish. The three numbers a painter asks for are the height range the mast travels, the largest canvas the frame will carry at full extension, and the load it holds without walking across the floor. This line publishes those three figures per model, plus the folded dimensions for the models that travel and the wood species behind the price difference between a pine A-frame and a beech H-frame.
The line covers seven subcategories because the market does not buy one easel: a studio painter wants a cranked H-frame that stays put, a workshop buyer wants a lighter A-frame in volume, a field painter wants a sketch box that carries the paint, and a design studio wants a drafting table rather than an easel at all. Stocking a spread of two or three across those jobs is what a trade order usually looks like, and the minimum order quantity is quoted per model so a small trial is possible.
Line facts
| Height range | typically 60-200 cm of travel; stated per model |
|---|---|
| Maximum canvas | typically 60-130 cm on the studio frames; stated per model |
| Load | typically 5-30 kg on H-frame and studio models; stated per model |
| Wood | pine, beech, birch and plywood depending on the frame and the market |
| Fold | A-frame and field easels fold; H-frame studio easels usually do not |
| MOQ | quoted per model; the constraint is per model, not per container |
Artist & Studio Wooden Easels subcategories
Studio Easels
Mast-and-base easels built to hold a canvas at working height: the general-purpose studio format with a tray at hand.
Open Studio Easels →6 modelsH-Frame Easels
Twin-upright frames joined by crossbars, usually with a crank on the centre mast: the heavy studio format for large canvases.
Open H-Frame Easels →5 modelsA-Frame Easels
The folding A-frame format: lighter and cheaper than an H-frame, it stands in a spare room and folds away when painting stops.
Open A-Frame Easels →4 modelsField Easels
Portable easels for painting outdoors: a tripod or box format that folds into a carryable length with the canvas holder as part of the frame.
Open Field Easels →3 modelsSketch Box Easels
An artist's box that opens into an easel: a folding wooden case with a paint drawer, a mast and a canvas holder, carried like a small suitcase.
Open Sketch Box Easels →2 modelsAdjustable Easels
Easels bought specifically for their adjustment: tilt, height travel and a canvas cradle that can be set flat for watercolour or upright for oil.
Open Adjustable Easels →2 modelsDrafting Tables
The boundary model of the adult line: a table rather than an easel, with an adjustable drawing surface for design, drafting and large-sheet work.
Open Drafting Tables →What buyers check first in this line
- Take the maximum canvas figure as a working maximum at full extension, not the size of the frame. An H-frame that takes a 110 cm canvas at working height is a different purchase from one that takes it at the top of the mast with the tray at knee height.
- Ask for the load in kilograms and how it was assessed - a studio easel holding a heavy stretched canvas needs the base geometry, not just a thicker mast.
- Check whether the height adjustment is a crank, a ratchet or a friction clamp. Crank and ratchet are comfort and repeatability; a friction clamp is cheaper but loosens on a heavy canvas.
- Confirm the folded dimensions on the travel models. A sketch-box easel that folds to 40 cm packs into a carton a field painter can carry; one that folds to 60 cm is a different product for the same buyer.
- Ask about the finish: raw timber, clear coat or painted. A clear-coated beech H-frame and an unfinished pine A-frame quote differently, and the finish is the first thing a retail buyer changes.
30 models in this line
Sorted by completeness of the model record
H-Frame Wooden Artist Easel with Folding Frame
Tripod Wooden Sketch Easel with Folding Legs and Carry Handle
Wooden Sketch Box Table Easel with Adjustable Lid
Wooden Artist Easel with Locking Mast and Canvas Ledge
Studio Wooden Artist Easel with Folding Frame and Height Adjustment
Artist Wooden Studio Easel with Height Adjustment
Wooden Drafting Table with Height Adjustment and Tilt Mechanism
Tripod Wooden Display Easel with Folding Legs and Canvas Tray
Field Wooden Box Easel with Sketch Box
Adjustable Wooden Drawing Table with Height Adjustment
French Field Wooden Easel with Sketch Box and Sketch Box
Wooden Studio Easel with Locking Mast and Folding Frame
Wooden Artist Easel with Folding Frame and Crank Adjustment
Folding Sketch Box Easel with Adjustable Lid
French Field Wooden Easel with Palette
H-Frame Wooden Studio Easel with Folding Frame and Crank Adjustment
Artist Wooden Floor Easel with Canvas Ledge
Tripod Wooden Display Easel with Adjustable Height and Canvas Tray
Tripod Wooden Sketch Easel with Adjustable Height and Carry Handle
Artist Wooden Studio Easel with Storage Tray and Canvas Ledge
Wooden Artist Easel with Height Adjustment and Storage Tray
Wooden Artist Easel with Height Adjustment and Canvas Ledge
H-Frame Wooden Artist Easel with Crank Adjustment
Artist Wooden Floor Easel with Folding Frame and Canvas Ledge
Wooden Field Easel with Sketch Box and Palette
Adjustable H-Frame Wooden Studio Easel with Crank Adjustment
Professional Wooden Floor Easel with Folding Frame
H-Frame Wooden Studio Easel with Folding Frame
Folding Sketch Box Table Easel with Drawer
Tripod Wooden Easel with Adjustable Height
FAQ — Artist & Studio Wooden Easels
What is the difference between a studio easel and an H-frame easel?
In this catalogue studio easel is the wider job - a mast-and-base easel built to hold a canvas at working height with the tray at hand - while H-frame describes the structure: two vertical uprights joined by crossbars, usually with a crank or ratchet on the centre mast. A studio easel may be an H-frame, an A-frame with a heavier base or a single-mast easel. The record for each model names the structure, the mast travel and the maximum canvas, so the two terms do not have to be interpreted from the photograph.
How is maximum canvas measured?
It is the longest canvas side the frame will carry with the tray at its lowest working position and the canvas top within the clamp or ledge. On most models in this line that is the height the canvas can be held rather than the width, because the tray is a fixed width and the mast travel sets the vertical limit. Where the supplier gives a single figure we publish it as maximum canvas and state the units; where the record has no figure the product page says confirmed per model instead of quoting a range.
Do these easels fold for field use?
The A-frame, field and sketch-box models fold; the studio and H-frame models generally do not, because the crank mechanism and the base geometry do not collapse. The folded size is published for every model that folds, and the folded dimension is the number to plan a carton or a carrying case around. A sketch-box easel that folds to roughly 40-50 cm and carries paints in a drawer is the usual field format; a tripod field easel folds longer but stands more quickly.
Specifying an adult easel range?
Send the jobs you are buying for - studio, workshop, field or drafting - and we return the models, their working envelope and the packing data.