I have been working on a new easel design that has a sliding hand rest. The top and bottom guides are both adjustable to the size of the canvas. And it also tilts forward and back to get the right angle.
The wing nuts make it easy to adjust and I dadoed out the slots on the back supports so that it would slide on track.
This is a close up of the rollers at the top of the hand rest. It works pretty smooth.
Over all I am happy with how it turned out. It is very functional and made for a fraction of the cost of buying a new one from the Art store.
Dave Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 9:16 amVisit Dave
That looks really awesome, Gabe. I have thought about making myself a large drafting surface before that would have something like your hand rest. John Andrews had a really interesting one he made, I remember. That would be a cool photo series, I think: Artists and their Tools.
What’s the painting you’re working on?