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Art Alternatives Marquis Desk Easel, Brown
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Color | Brown |
Product Dimensions | 11"D x 14"W x 3"H |
Material | Brass |
Brand | Art Alternatives |
Item Weight | 1.24 Kilograms |
About this item
- Light-weight yet sturdy pine construction
- Accommodates a canvas up to 11" x 14"
- Brass latch secures easel drawer
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Product information
Color | Brown |
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Product Dimensions | 11"D x 14"W x 3"H |
Material | Brass |
Brand | Art Alternatives |
Item Weight | 1.24 Kilograms |
Style | portable-and-field |
Assembly Required | No |
Model Name | Marquis |
Item model number | 13510 |
ASIN | B002Y6CWCM |
Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #127,336 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing) #418 in Arts & Crafts Easels |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 2.73 pounds |
Manufacturer | MACPHERSON |
Date First Available | November 21, 2009 |
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The Marquis easel is a portable storage box that converts to a painting easel with one simple adjustment - and folds back up just as easily. A convenient drawer reveals three compartments to hold brushes, paints, sketching tools and other essential gear. The easel incline has for settings so that you can find the perfect position, and when you are ready to pack up a handle allows for easy transport.
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Customers like the quality, portability, value, ease of use, and storage of the art easel. For example, they mention it's well made, compact, and easy to set up. Some appreciate the storage drawers for brushes and tubes of paint.
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Customers like the quality of the easel. They mention that it is well-made, solid, and sturdy. The sides are made with sturdy lap joints and glue. All the pieces of wood seem nice and tight. The easel is great for their purposes and is functional. It is both attractive and functional. Customers also say that the idea is brilliant and that it works well in very cramped spaces.
"...I bought mine, I still would recommend this easel because it is well made except for the flimsy clasps which are only important for keeping it closed..." Read more
"...I was wrong. The pallet itself is of particularly good make. It’s solid wood rather than particle board or even plywood, nicely flat, and large..." Read more
"...The unit is very well made and does not feel as though it will fall apart in any way...." Read more
"A well made product at a reasonable price...." Read more
Customers like the portability of the art easel. For example, they say it's compact, easy to set up on a table, and holds a lot of stuff for easy transport. That said, some say the handle makes it even easier to store or bring on travel.
"...It is made to be collapsible and thus easily stored and very portable...." Read more
"...The easel is perfect for a desk (or a lap) and the drawer is exactly the right size for carrying my pencil drawing tools. (YMMV)..." Read more
"...It has a convenient handle that makes it even easier to store or bring on travel than most items.. if it had a slip for canvas' that would be even..." Read more
"...It is a good size for moderately sized pieces. Anything more than twice the size of this unit may be difficult to work with...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the art easel. They mention that the wood alone is worth the price, and it is a convenient and easy way to start painting.
"...hard to go wrong with a desk easel and for the price, this one is worth the money." Read more
"...This was definitely worth the price and I even recommended one to my mother who later also purchased one." Read more
"A well made product at a reasonable price...." Read more
"...Like I said, the wood alone is worth the price I paid." Read more
Customers find the art easel easy to use and convenient. They say the overall design is simple and very easy to set up. Customers also mention that the structure is deceptively simple, while at the same time, having features that make it easy to grab and go.
"...The Art Alternatives Desk Easel is a very simple item yet it is surprisingly good...." Read more
"...that I am glad to have in my possession ... it is helpful for indoor and outdoor painting and so it is hard to go wrong with a desk easel and for..." Read more
"...closes up nicely and has a handle for carrying, which is convenient but unnecessary. I love the compact nature of this easel for the ease of storing...." Read more
"...It is easy to fold up and stores ideally under my desk. I am so pleased with the ease and the natural look of this product." Read more
Customers like the storage of the art easel. They say the drawers hold things nicely, so brushes and tubes of paint don't go rolling. They mention that the little compartment underneath is good enough to store brushes. Overall, most are satisfied with the storage capabilities of the product.
"...The little drawer is a neat feature that I use only for the small incidentals that are the "musts" that I know I will need for all of my painting,..." Read more
"...This is a perfect place for the tools I’m currently using (pencils, erasers, brushes, sharpeners, etc.)..." Read more
"Good quality with a compartment drawer that is very convenient for storing brushes and paints and anything else of a reasonable size...." Read more
"...The addition of a drawer is a nice touch...." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the art easel. They say it looks nice, has a clever design, and is portable. They also appreciate the wood palette and hardware, which is attractive and functional. Customers also mention that the bare wood look is not guilty. Overall, customers are satisfied with the appearance and functionality of the product.
"...It’s solid wood rather than particle board or even plywood, nicely flat, and large enough to back my practice pads...." Read more
"...I am so pleased with the ease and the natural look of this product." Read more
"While I like the size and overall design, I was disappointed with the quality...." Read more
"This is a really cleverly designed and helpful tool for artists, yet inexpensive. Whoever invented this is just plain genius!..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the adjustability of the art easel. They mention that it holds firm to the surface while painting or drawing, and adjusts to your tilt preference. The easel angle is adjustable in steps, and I can always find an angle that works well for me. The adjustable height for working on different angles is nice, and it does stay in place even when I lean into it. The stand can be easily adjusted, and the simple construction for adjusting the angle to prop it up is great for individual choices. The tilt portion has four different level adjustments, and is well made.
"...Same with the simple construction for adjusting the angle to prop it up...the grooves are cut deep enough that I think it will take a long time for..." Read more
"...The back support is adjustable which is nice for those times when you want to change the angle at which you're working on your project...." Read more
"...It has 4 different angles. Rubberfeet on the bottom keep it securely in one spot...." Read more
"...Thank you for creating a compact, light weight, adjustable easel! I couldn't be more impressed." Read more
Customers are mixed about the condition of the art easel. Some like the fact that it is wood and smells good. They also say that the palette is made of wood. However, others say that it's unfinished and cheap. They're also concerned about getting cuts from the wood slivers.
"...I found it to be a great deal.The wood was unfinished or near unfinished (I'm no expert on woodworking), but it didn't seemed to be..." Read more
"...The thing is generally made of wood rather than particle board or even plywood...." Read more
"...one more notch to angle the frame for use with watercolor and it is unfinished. I thikn that it could easily be finished if that maters to you...." Read more
"...It's unfinished wood, so gift opportunities abound as it has a plethora of uses beyond the obvi...." Read more
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The Art Alternatives Desk Easel is a very simple item yet it is surprisingly good. The thing is generally made of wood rather than particle board or even plywood. The easel is perfect for a desk (or a lap) and the drawer is exactly the right size for carrying my pencil drawing tools. (YMMV)
Specifically, the drawer is partitioned into three sections with two rear and one long front section. In the largest rear section I keep every pencil I normally need for drawing. I can put 28 pencils, 13 stumps or tortillions, and a pen in the largest partition and still have room for a pencil or two. All with enough room left for the pallet on top.
The smaller rear partition is where I keep two white pencil-end erasers, one small rectangular white eraser, a standard kneadable eraser, one small sharpener, a round brass two sided sharpener, a small sandpaper block, a round-end Tombow mechanical eraser, a rectangle-end Tombow mechanical eraser, a mechanical Pentel eraser, two Koh-I-Noor pencil extenders, one Rosetta pencil extender, an eraser shield, a 6" ruler, a (very) small pen, and a small variable angle protractor. Again, with enough room to put the pallet back on top without rubbing any of the items in the partition. (Yes, I keep a lot of erasers around. I’m a beginner so I erase a lot, but I’m getting better so soon there will be room for other things.)
In the front partition I keep a 6" x 6" swatch of chamois, a 6" x 6" swatch of felt, a large rectangular dual-end (white / blue) eraser, a 1" paintbrush and a 2" paintbrush with room for that pallet.
About that pallet. I figured it’d be useless to me seeing as I draw with pencil rather than paint. I was wrong. The pallet itself is of particularly good make. It’s solid wood rather than particle board or even plywood, nicely flat, and large enough to back my practice pads. Mind you I did buy a 12" x 15" particle board back for small to medium sized drawings but I still use that pallet as a back for my practice pads. Also it keeps the things in the partitions from mixing up.
The only part of the whole thing that I haven’t found a use for is the hole in the pallet. I suspect that this one item is going to be of no use to me. I even found a use for the wooden rectangular depressions behind the easel. This is a perfect place for the tools I’m currently using (pencils, erasers, brushes, sharpeners, etc.) which keeps me from having to hunt around in the drawer for them. (“Hunt around”, I like that. The drawer doesn’t, at first, seem that large. But it is.)
Pros: Too many to name. Everything about this item.
Cons: I haven’t found any use for that hole in the pallet yet. ;-)
I would certainly recommend this item to a friend.
January 15, 2014 Now that I have had the chance to use it much more thought I would add to my review. I am even more appreciative of this little easel than I was before but there are a few little quibbles as well. First of all, it is standing up very well to use and with the dove-tailed construction of the joints I just don't see any problems with it coming apart for years and years. Same with the simple construction for adjusting the angle to prop it up...the grooves are cut deep enough that I think it will take a long time for the grooves to wear enough to become a problem, and even so there is enough wood to possibly deepen the groove myself when the time comes. The little drawer is a neat feature that I use only for the small incidentals that are the "musts" that I know I will need for all of my painting, but I do not store paint tubes in there unless it is going to be one of my more expensive colors that I want to separate for that particular painting. It's great for storing some of my tools as well. The largest canvas size that I have used so far is 20 x 16 and I had no problems with stability of the easel with that size of canvas but I don't think I would use it for anything much larger, as it might start to be too much of a challenge for the size of the sturdy little easel. One more point in its favor: my sister and I were painting together, and she was using one of the more expensive tripod type easels but of the table-top size, and she had to mess around with hers much more often and even had to occasionally support her canvas with her hand where I seldom had to touch either my canvas or my easel.
Some of the cons I have that would not prevent me from buying the easel but should be noted are that the latches for holding the drawer closed and for holding the easel in the closed position are very light metal and so flimsy that I have to be careful using them so I don't break them. On the other hand, if and when they do break, the easel is worth the small effort of replacing the latches myself. The palette that comes with it is a little small for when I am first starting out on my fresh canvas as that is when I am mixing my most colors and using the most varieties but it comes in handy when I am concentrating on working on one area for touch up.
To sum it up, even though the price has gone up a bit since I bought mine, I still would recommend this easel because it is well made except for the flimsy clasps which are only important for keeping it closed, they are not important to the strength and use of the easel itself, and can easily be replaced. It is made to be collapsible and thus easily stored and very portable. It is made to accept decent sized canvases and if you are aiming for convenience, you probably aren't looking to paint large canvases on a table-top easel anyway. So, as originally stated, I still really like it!! :)
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La verdad que estaba emocionada por darlo de regalo pero me decepcionó mucho.