Portable easels are designed for outdoor work, especially plein air painting. These easels are usually made from wood or aluminium and are incredibly light, which makes them really easy to carry about. They have three telescopic legs whose height can be adjusted to meet your needs; they also have rubber-tipped feet to add stability, so no matter where you paint, the easel will be sturdy enough. Portable easels collapse into a compact package that you can easily carry; the easels are also very easy to set up. You'll find that some makes even come with built-in trays so you can store your supplies while you get work.
Table easels
Table easels are designed to be used by those who want to work at a table or desk. These easels are small enough to fit on the top of a table or desk and allow painters to work in smaller spaces, since they don't take up much room at all. If you want to work at an easel, but don't have the room for a large, freestanding one, this is the best one to go for as a second choice. The angle the easel is at can easily be adjusted to whatever angle you want it to be. Also, as with portable easels, some makes of table easels come with a drawer so you can store some supplies in while you work. If you're working on a particularly small canvas, table easels are the one to go for.
H-frame easels
These easels are so-called because they're in the shape of the letter H. These easels are quite large, as they're designed for larger canvases. Because of their larger size, they're less easy to transport and aren't as sturdy as lighter easels. Some H-frame easels do come with drawers for storage and some can be collapsed, though even when they're collapsed, they can still be quite cumbersome to carry around because of their larger size.
A-frame easels
A-frame easels are a lot smaller than h-frame easels and are very commonly used by artists and art students alike. The name comes from the fact that the easel resembles the letter A, as there are two legs in front and one in the back that form a triangle that looks like the letter A when viewed from the front. Because of the triangular shape of the base, A-frame easels can easily be fitted into corners and smaller spaces. They can also be stored more easily than other types of easel because their third leg can be pushed in, which makes the whole thing flat. Some models have adjustable clamps that can hold canvases of a variety of different sizes.
Giant easels
As their name suggests, these easels are designed for very large works of art. As you'd expect, giant easels are very heavy and can be really quite expensive indeed. If you're working on a large-scale art project, you should invest in a giant easel. This option is probably the one to go for if your canvas is at least 8 feet in height. The easel can accommodate even larger canvases, with some managing to hold canvases of up to 12 feet in height.
Single mast easels
This is the one to go for if you're a student or a beginner. This type of easel is very cheap and, as a reflection of its low price, it isn't that sturdy at all. However, it's designed to be that way as it's intended to be used by art students in studio classes and beginners in general. This type of easel is easy to carry around, takes up very little room and is very easy to store.
Joanne Perkins is a Berkshire-based artist with a BA (Hons) in
Fine Art. She specialises in painting Berkshire landscapes and loves
capturing the natural beauty of her local countryside. She is happy to
accept all queries and questions. For more information about Joanne, her
work and her current projects visit: http://joannesberkshirescenes.com/default.aspx Joanne can be found on Facebook.
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