Help needed buying an easel

kelzey2

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Hi everyone

I need some advice on a Christmas gift for my sister. She has just gotten back into drawing/painting and I'd like to buy her a desktop easel for Christmas. I like the look of this one:

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The angle and size can be adjusted and there's a drawer on the right hand side, but I feel like she would be more comfortable with a completely solid back like this one:

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I don't want to ask her because I know she'll say she doesn't want one, but I know if I get her one, she will use it. I can't seem to find one that fits what I'm looking for. Does anyone know where I could get one which is adjustable, has a drawer on the right hand side and has a solid back, or does anyone have any advice on what would be a good one to get her?

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kelzey2
 
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Try Michaels, Hobby Lobby or other similar brick and mortar stores locally.

If you are ok with shopping online, try Amazon

The OP's in Western Australia.

Hi everyone

I need some advice on a Christmas gift for my sister. She has just gotten back into drawing/painting and I'd like to buy her a desktop easel for Christmas. I like the look of this one:

1203_pic2.jpg


The angle and size can be adjusted and there's a drawer on the right hand side, but I feel like she would be more comfortable with a completely solid back like this one:

US-Art-Supply-Solid-Solana-Adjustable-Wood-Desktop-Easel-2.jpg


I don't want to ask her because I know she'll say she doesn't want one, but I know if I get her one, she will use it. I can't seem to find one that fits what I'm looking for. Does anyone know where I could get one which is adjustable, has a drawer on the right hand side and has a solid back, or does anyone have any advice on what would be a good one to get her?

Thanks,
kelzey2

Kelzey, this is a really, really difficult question to answer for someone else! I use a drafting table for drawing -- something nice and solid and large -- but prefer a free-standing easel for painting. If she draws more than she paints, I'd go for the lower one. If she already has a drawing board and/or prefers to paint, then I'd go for the top one. But that's me and I had to be restrained from flinging my credit card at the people in Eckersley's and yelling,' I'll have five of everything', so my judgment might be awry.