Review on 🎨 U.S. Art Supply Coronado French Style Sketchbox Easel - Portable Beechwood Studio & Field Tripod Stand with Drawer and Artist Palette - Ideal for Painting, Sketching, and Canvas Display by Sasha Hsiao

At home I have an expensive Julien French easel that I love and that has accompanied me all over the world. This version of Coronado is an inexpensive alternative for short-term use. Note that this is MUCH heavier than Julien and the wood is very hard, smooth and stretchy and cannot be stained. In addition, the square hooks that are required to hold thinner tarpaulin boards are missing. He will never be able to replace my beloved Julien, whom I painted with a dark mahogany glaze, complemented with the straps of my own backpack and accompanied me on my picturesque travels around the world for many years. However, it's a good, inexpensive alternative for temporary use or a second easel, and a design feature that's an improvement over the Julien is that it doesn't rely on a palette to close the paint box, instead relying on a special embedded leaf tree Has. the back of the easel, which really keeps your set and brushes from falling out as you walk around, and gives the easel itself a bit more strength, although it does add a bit of weight.