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In this article, I share with you my latest purchase: a Talens table easel.
The different ways of working on your painting
There are many ways to work on your paintings. I like to classify them into three categories:
- Painting with an easel / table easel
- Painting flat
- Painting on the wall (vertically)
If you’d like to know more about the different ways of painting, I’ve put together a full article on the subject, click on the following link: How to paint a picture
The method I use most in my case
Historically, I began abstract painting on an easel, and soon found more pleasure in working flat. Because this method naturally met my needs:
- You can easily work on polyptychs and large canvases.
- You usually work standing up, so you can be dynamic and move efficiently around the board.
- You can work with liquids and freeze more or less liquid textures.
Why a tabletop easel?
I’ve found myself wanting to raise my frames and angle them to give me some comfort for precision work, and to play with the lighting.
And after doing all this, I finally said to myself: “It’s time I invested in a tabletop easel!
Here’s why I decided to invest in a tabletop easel:
- This allows me to work vertically, setting the angle I wish to obtain.
- My goal is also to be able to work with certain techniques using more or less diluted paint and play with drips.
- Being able to work seated for certain precision jobs
- The table easel allows me to continue working with my own work surface and to have all my materials at hand.
Where to find a table easel
If you too are looking for a table easel equivalent to mine, click here.
How do you work?
Please share your working methods with us in the comments. How do you create your paintings? Flat, wall-mounted or on an easel?
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