Trays
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If you have ever painted with a big tray, you will
never want to go back to a side table!
Basically I make 2 styles of tray, The fixed angle
tray and the tilting tray. The fixed angle of the tray cannot be adjusted and
is determined by the easel angle. This tray is used where the tilt angle of
the easel is easily predicted, as in A
frames (10degrees rear tilt) H frames
(generally upright, or very close to upright) and fully folding easels.
For easels with a huge tilt range such as the MP
(multipurpose Studio) and the FFHV
(fully folding horizontal to vertical) you would use a tilt tray so that when
you tilt the easel you can keep the tray flat. You can also order tilt trays
for the Tilting A Frame and the various H Frames,
as both those designs have a reasonable tilt range.
MDF (medium Density Fibreboard)
tray on base model H frame. This is a budget tray. |
MDF tray and twin palette
holders on the same base model H frame. |
MDF tray and twin palette holders
on A Frame |
Note how the palette holders
fold when not in use. |
A
Frame with standard tray, note that the top of the tray holds the
painting. Left mounted Palette holder. I set the trays up to hold a palette
holder left or right side |
HCH2400
counterweighted H frame with tray and twin palette holders
. |
Tilting tray on a FFHV,
you can set the tray to any angle desired to suit the easel. I set these
trays up so that the top of the tray will also hold a canvas to eliminate
the bottom mount. |
HCH1600
with tray and right side palette holder. |
This is my portable easel (FFKHVM)
and tilting tray with a half finished painting of one of our dogs. Note
the wood the brushes are sitting on to help keep the tray cleaner. |
My studio easel, a ACH1600
with twin Palette Holders. I actually prefer the palette in front of me
and use the P Holders for paint, note the brushes elevated off the tray
and a cup hook to hold a rag. The portrait is half finished. |
MDF Trays are budget trays
but oiled MDF is only mildly water resistant. If you paint with water and it
will get on the tray do not consider using MDF, you need order your tray in
wood that matches your easel, the hardwoods I use all have excellent water resistance.
The way I setup
my trays
Instead of laying wet brushes on the tray I sit
them on two horizontal pieces of wood which keeps the paint off most of the
easel, I also screw a cup hook in the side or front to hang a rag. My palette
is pretty heavy as it is a piece of white floor tile, and I like it in front
of me. I use palette holders to line up the tubes of paint I use for the painting.
Saves rummaging in the paint box. If painting off a photo I generally hold the
photo in my left hand, sometimes I clip it to the mast of the easel above the
canvas, it is nice to have room to sit it on the tray, that is when a double
palette holder setup is very handy. Please note that a tray with 2 palette holders
is starting to get heavy, and is best suited to the Counterweighted
H frames or Counterweighted
A Frames. plus for easels where you do not plan to adjust the height of
the tray regularly.
Palette holders can be fitted to tilt trays, however
you must take some care if you adjusting the angle of the easel with the tray
and P holder loaded.
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