Simple plein air sketching kit - my lightweight easel for use with a Portable Painter palette 

I am not an artist, sketcher, painter, or anything close, but I love gadgets and things. This is such a great idea, and makes me want to go out and try painting, lol. I love your artwork! Thank you for sharing. Take care

I always thought how silly the standing cups that flank that set were. I couldn't figure out how to hold it. Well, you solved that problem! Nice setup! 🎨😋

I love the simplicity of this design. Thank you for sharing it.

Oh my god, the watercolour set up is the BEST set up I’ve ever seen.

Ingenious way to use the portable painter. Thanks for the idea.

A tip to keep brushes pointy: when you get home wash out your brushes well with soap, and drag & twist the brush along a bar of soap at the end and don’t rinse it until you’re ready to paint again next. Let the soap dry on it. Keeps the points. 👌🏻

Brilliant! I already had all the supplies I needed, including a perfect size coroplast board. New kit ready for the next warm-ish day. :-)

Great set up

I love this. I have everything i need. I might try a double layer of chloroplast first. Each layer going opposite direction so I don’t have to bother cutting wood 😂. Such a great idea. Thank you for sharing! Your sketches are super

brilliant...I especially like the drumroll, that says it all.

A great video, Andy. Thanks for posting - Both my wife and have have a 'Portable Painter Palette', it's a great urban sketcher's tool. I'd love to see a larger version with 18 colour sections or / and, the 12 with three double sections added, as it is, I half fill the four small wells and the middle double well along side the brush holder with paint also, mainly to allow me to mixed more greys and greens, on longer trips. Warning: and I have raised this point with the manufacturer, the grooves for sliding in the two black water tubs are weak points. Twice my box has fallen about 18-24 inches, once off my knee and once off a small seat and both water tubs snapped off at the groove. I've re-enforce those points with aluminium squares cut from a coke can, superglued and hot-glued all round. You do need to keep any added support thin so the two water tubs still slide on when not using. Happy painting.

Wow! Perfect! Thank you for sharing you ingenious ideas!😊

What a great and simple idea. Love it

Thank you! The easier the better.

Love your sketches!

I love the use of this board in this! Thank you for showing us this with your portable painter since you can't tack it down with magnets like the metal pallets, now we have another option that works just as well! This is just what I needed for painting on vacation :)

Some people slot that palette onto the knee or leg too... sitting

I have the portable painter but need a board. Can you share the measurements for it?

I had the same problem with the Escoda brushes I bought. The number 4 had to be sent back 3 times as it was unable to hold a point. Thanks for a great video, some very good ideas.

Thank you! Andy.

Very nice! I think I might be getting the P. Painter and the board. I also like the sketchbook. Another video got me thinking it wasn't a very good paper in it. But your paintings look good, though I tend to work my paper harder.

❤nice

Amazingly helpful. Thank you for sharing!

I really freaking love this!!! This is what I meant when I say I want to watch art videos😊 Keep it going!!

Absolutely brilliant!

Brilliant! thank you!

the simplewt and smallest. great jib

Great tutorial and love your work! 🇦🇺

Love this, thank you

Thank you for sharing (so well) this clever idea.

That’s awesome. Your wooden board is such a great idea!! I have so much trouble deciding what to bring painting when going out. Culling one’s art supplies is truely difficult.

That is so nice, your pictures are very beatiful I found your videos do I suscribed 😊

Brilliant!

This brilliant! Thank you!

Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

Why not overlap the palette a bit and clip it on as well, so there is no chance of the watercolors and water coming off?

A tidy set up. I prefer the Frank Herring Compact palette, although this one here has some useful features. I have the same sketchbook as shown in the video, but I'm still in the process of trying out different ones. I also use the Escoda Versatil no.12 travel brush, together with a no.8 Escoda Perla and a Van Beek no.5. They are superb brushes for taking out for sketching plein air and urban-sketching. I also take one flat travel brush by Midas Touch - although I'm not entirely happy with its feel, so I might look for a better quality one. It looks like you might be based in Spain somewhere, judging by the "Coviran paquete de pañuelos"

It looks like a nice setup. My only question is- how does it work if you want to paint both pages during a session? Does the small board provide enough stability for both pages?

Love it! :)

0:06 is port of Cartagena, Spain. Gorgeus place. Walls are from XVI century and the church at the top of the picture...well, better discover by yourself. Below is placed one of the best preserved roman ruins in the World, that are placed over Carthago ruins (Cartagena= Carthago nova), that are placed over a phoenician ruins and so on; 3000 years of history in one place.

Brilliant! Thx for sharing 🙌🎨🙌

Brilliant! So simple! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for sharing this!!

This is amazing - what is the name of the clip!! I just ordered the Portable Painter Palette

Very cool

What are the dimensions of the board?

Very clever - thank you for sharing 🙏

And what is bad a regular box that all artists use?

Also, it seems like you could put a quick release plate on your piece of wood, and then attach the whole thing to a tripod.

that is really unique I can't believe what a wonderful idea, I've been looking for something better for a long time. Have you thought of getting a paten for this?

This was so helpful , thank you for making this video, iv subscribed and look forward to watching more of your videos. All the best buddy 😊

❤😊

A great setup!

Genius is simplicity !!! Kudos

Really cool! Thank you for showing us the set up.

Good one Andy. Thks you

Have you ever tried one of those brushes that have a barred that can be filled with water? I think the kit'd be even more compact.

Brilliant! 😊

Great! Thank you

May I ask what brand/where you found the tote bag you use? Thank you.

Thank you...

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!

Where in Spain are you?

that's brilliant! can you say what the dimensions of the board is? (I haven't bought the portable palette yet) thanks

Brilliant!! A perfect reason to buy a portable painter which i have been eyeing for a while. A question for you: how do you handle the dirty water?

Excellent idea! ❤