Pastel Plein Air Setup

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Pastel plein air setup.

The drawing board with the camera quick release attached and the eagle creek shirt pack it folder bag. The gloucester easel design looks complicated at first but i recommend you look at the video closely and learn the exact procedure. Nupastels west on the black stone bag between tripod legs. By astrid 0 foto.

Each set up for easy transporting and stocked ready for my sunday morning weekly paint outs spring to summer sheila mitchell. Plein air pastel tip 3. The first is intended for times when i know i ll have to carry my equipment a considerable distance or when i ll be traveling by air. Barbara reich painting en plein air for pastels i use a siena pastel easel on a tripod and for oils a guerrilla pochade box 9 12 again on a tripod.

An excerpt from richard mckinley s pastel pointers in the april 2014 issue of the pastel journal for my own plein air work i rely on two easel setups. The travel setup on the right with students as we huddled under a bridge during a light rain one morning in france. Heilman box with heilman easel on top field tripod no easel butler. It is pre drilled to hold the.

As winter sets in the bulk of the year s pastel plein air adventures are behind me. I made a decision for the mabef 23 for two reasons. I can use it in really windy situations. There s a huge selection on easels available and you must find the one that fits you and your purse.

Here are some good videos on how to set up the most common types of plein air easel. My go to setup for most plein air work. I have found the gloucester easel design about 3 times faster to setup compared with a french easel which has a lot of wing nuts.