Artist & Studio Wooden Easels · 3 models
Wooden Sketch Box Easels — Portable Easels with Paint Storage
A sketch box easel is a wooden case that opens into an easel. The lid becomes the canvas support, the base becomes the box for paints, and a mast or a pair of stays sets the angle. It is the classic French-box format in its cheaper timber form, and it is bought by the painter who carries everything in one piece rather than by the studio painter.
The two numbers that sell this format are the folded size and the drawer layout. A box that folds to about 40-50 cm and carries a palette, brushes and a few tubes is the travelling product; one that folds longer is a car-boot easel. In the trade, the format is also the one most often mis-described as a sketch box without the easel function, so the pages here state whether the model is a box easel or a box alone, and what the folded dimensions are.
Typical range
| Folded size | typically 40-55 cm long; per model |
|---|---|
| Drawer | single or double drawer depending on the model |
| Maximum canvas | typically 40-70 cm; per model |
| Structure | folding box with lid easel and mast |
| Wood | pine and plywood are the usual box materials; per model |
| MOQ | quoted per model |
What buyers check first
- Confirm the model is a box easel, not a sketch box: the difference is the mast and the canvas support.
- Ask for the folded dimensions and the internal drawer height, because the drawer has to take the palette and the tubes the customer actually uses.
- Check the hinge and the latch: a box easel is opened and closed on every trip and those are the parts that fail.
- Ask what the canvas support is - a lid clamp, a ledge or a pair of stays - and the maximum canvas it holds.
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FAQ — Sketch Box Easels
What is the difference between a sketch box and a sketch box easel?
A sketch box is a case for paints and brushes; a sketch box easel adds a mast or a stay so the box also holds a canvas. The two are often confused in supplier listings and in search results, because the same photograph shows an open box and it is not obvious whether the lid is clamped at an angle. In this catalogue the models in this group are box easels and each states its maximum canvas; a box without an easel function would sit in the peripherals line instead.
How much paint does a sketch box easel hold?
It varies with the drawer, and the drawer layout is the specification to check. A single-drawer box usually takes a palette and a handful of tubes; a double-drawer box takes the palette, a brush roll and a box of pastels. The internal drawer height is not always in the supplier record, so where it is missing we confirm it per model rather than describing the box as spacious. If the buyer is stocking for a specific medium - oil tubes are bulkier than watercolour pans - send the medium with the enquiry.
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