How To Build A Wall Easel: QUICK CLIP #1

[@AndrewTischlerArt]

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[@ramonlopeznote]

Andrew, here is a quick tip from a painter and woodworker. When gluing two "slippery" surfaces together add salt or sugar to the glue once it is spread onto the surface. The sugar grains will act as sandpaper and prevent the surfaces from drifting all over the place. Then use the masking tape as you show in your video. The process will be easier this way.

[@AndrewTischlerArt]

Great tip! Cheers!

[@chrisgriffith1573]

I'm a painter and wood worker too. Never found that that works well until you have squeezed out the glue well enough for the salt to contact both top and bottom surfaces, and you have to guide the two pieces together. By the time they are that close, you are bonding the surfaces with friction anyway, making that tip useless. Best to predrill pilot holes and line up screws or finish nails then tighten it all down so nothing goes astray. Faster, more accurate. But for things like Andrew showed, holding them in place with tape is the best, simplest, fastest way possible.

[@robvegart]

I'm a woodcarver/craftsman, and that is excellent advice. Great tip!

[@robvegart]

@@chrisgriffith1573 Great followup to this tip, however not everyone will want to use a drill or fasteners for alignment.

[@chrisgriffith1573]

@@robvegart Either way, salt another step, which won't help until it will, and if you have to get the within a grain of salt close... it's faster to learn how to spread glue properly to begin with?

[@scottybd4919]

I realize this is an old post, but the hanging cleat easel technique is ingenious Andrew! By trade, I was a journeyman carpenter and cabinet maker for decades. We would use these very cleats to hang fabric panels and paneling on the walls of elevator lobbies, office spaces etc. They would be necessary because you never have any exposed fasteners. Never once in my retirement, while taking up painting did it ever occur to me to use wooden cleats to build a simple yet incredible cleat system for an easel for my studio? Thank you so much for rattling my quickly aging brain! Love your channel!

[@timothycunninghamfinearts]

This easel design has been on my mind for a while Andrew. An artist that I follow in Denver CO has a similar build in his studio space. For the longest, I've been painting in my garage. This year I've decided to finish out the side of the garage that I use with dry wall and a neutral paint, then adding that type of easel on the wall. Thanks for the effort put into every video. Its hard work, I know. Some of your audience will never understand the redundancy in some tutorials and tips, however, your videos aren't created in vane. Sometimes, the most simple tip can benefit some of the most successful, or beginning, artists.

[@AndrewTischlerArt]

Hey MyMixedMedia , great to hear from you again, and thanks for the comment mate! I hope your work is going well. :)

[@capbin146]

Very good comments.

[@fernandoboavida1475]

I've just built mine, using your idea, and it turned out just great! Thanks for this great video and for all the others as well.

[@jenniferhankinson1910]

Andrew this is awesome. Have been struggling to decide how in the heck to paint oversized canvases in my limited size studio. I have a huge empty wall. Perfect! Look forward to more in the series. - Best, Jennifer

[@Winteryears]

Just a tip for anyone who has access to a table saw: Rip one edge on a 45. No gluing.

[@MindBodyMuse]

Brian Swanson That’s what I was wondering… Seems like that would be quicker and easier!

[@suedahabsu1817]

Andrew, not only the great artist but clever as well. Thank you for sharing!!!

[@DelroyArt]

Wow this is so so helpful, thank you so much Andrew in here in Jamaica 🇯🇲 and is so touched by your Videos plz do t stop I truly appreciate it…..one love ❤️

[@desireeballinger5546]

I really enjoy your clips! I'm new to the art world, infact I started painting in January 2017. I have always had an art talent. But painting is where I'm gifted. Thank you for your clips they have answered all my questions and made my painting possibilities better. Thank you!

[@AndrewTischlerArt]

Hey no worries!

[@HermanvanGelder]

saw this years ago and remembered. Now my space is too confined for my standard easel this will do nicely for the moment. THX

[@gideonslomo833]

This idea of the Easal is very interesting and i like the fact that you are precise to the point

[@cj7043]

I have learned so much from every tutorial and sincerely appreciate your artistry, love of art, learning and teaching. Please keep it up! I am trying to learn to be an artist at the age of 60! That is my new adventure and with your help, it just might happen. :-)

[@fraukemirenda2391]

me too!

[@fayee8986]

Oh you're so sweet. I don't see why you're not going to make it! Just do it. And good luck. I'd love to see your work. LOL

[@sunshinyrays8869]

simple .. informative....clear instructions ....Amazing Professional Artist 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@CanadianMang]

This is genius seriously. It takes virtually no space, gives you the ability to hang multiple paintings and also move them around. Also the fraction of the cost of a studio easel. I would say this is better than an easel for the reasons I stated above.

[@ruudratajczak2240]

MAN OOO MAN!!!YOU ARE A GENIE!!!YOU MAKE ME SUPER HAPPY AGAIN WITH IDEA...THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH MY FRIEND!!!AND HAPPY PAINTING!!!

[@wladapoljakova7006]

seriously the best easel system I've ever seen! thanks a lot for sharing!

[@etu7diante]

Thank you for posting info on the construction of your easel. Very interesting.

[@BozhidarArt]

Right know I am building my own studio, and have been thinking to make a wall easel but wasn't sure how exactly it works. Came a cross to this video by your studio tutorial, thanks mate!!!

[@artbydebrafarrell5197]

This is a life changer! THANK YOU!

[@kurtkitchel3716]

Nice. I came across your site by chance. As I am turning a bedroom into a studio (limited budget) this information couldn't have come at a better time. Easel and lighting concerns put to rest. A great bonus to your excellent painting videos. You have a new fan. Thanks.

[@catchreal]

Very useful, many thanks for sharing!

[@desleykakoulidisgallaway3382]

Your art is astounding brilliant beautiful artwork- thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience 💗

[@azullabud9876]

Great idea Andrew

[@robynwhite5662]

I’m really keen on this idea.

[@lucianobasciano]

andrew sei il mio artista preferito perche' sei attento nei minimi particolari e li riproduci con grande naturalezza my friend..sei un grande !!!

[@Legotron]

This is such an awesome idea. Will definitely build this when I have my designated studio in the house.

[@chrisoldham6442]

Thanks Andrew! I'm going to try it out. My studio set up is okay, but I think when I make this easel Painting will be a lot easier. Thanks for posting this video Andrew!

[@joellylouise610]

Just sent this to my builder aka boyfriend who is creating a new studio for me, thanks for the tutorial!

[@CanadianMang]

I built mine today. Thanks for the inspiration. Also I'm planning on making a shelf attachment to hold a pallet and accessories.

[@thepochade5992]

Erik Westerveld That's a great idea :)

[@alchemicalsoup1063]

This is great, now how can I afford a studio to build this in haha. I love your work Andrew, I think I've watched all your videos and am now working my way through your podcast eps. You inspire me greatly to continue building my skills and aim for excellence.

[@capbin146]

Interesting and useful but what wowed was the huge and magnificent seascape we saw for a few seconds. Serious easel man! Love your channel

[@Leslie-sg4by]

Brilliant idea

[@pearlwhitestudio9878]

Just built mine today. My husband thinks you are a genius. Thanks for sharing!

[@Kuhoochandra]

I am so so glad I found your channel. Thanks to Minnie Small's videos. This is some really great content!

[@taylorfetterman2595]

Just what I was looking for! Thanks!

[@gypsycruiser]

Great design

[@barbararussell897]

Love it! Thanks Andrew

[@SureshRamUSA]

Awesome idea.

[@lonewolf6764]

I was planning to buy some easel stand from an online store but when i saw your video i quickly change my plan... Thanks dude.

[@AndrewTischlerArt]

Great 👍

[@cudanz]

Awesome video and idea, thanks for sharing this!

[@THOMPSONSART]

SPLENDID !!!

[@Rebecca.G]

Fantastic idea! Thanks for the clear instructions too!

[@REDMARKART]

Definitely going to try this system. Hope to have my studio up soon.

[@robertkennedy3817]

great idear Andrew

[@janicehughes4530]

This is one of the best ideas I have seen. And it saves me space. 😊 4:59 4:59 4:59

[@pgraf9914]

Thank you Andrew - so helpful !!

[@charlenedenise7980]

Do you ever do any studio space tours? Its always nice to see how successful artists organize their space : )

[@AndrewTischlerArt]

I will probably do a virtual tour at some point. Just need to clean up a bit first ;)

[@charlenedenise7980]

***** Thanks for the reply Andrew! Canada loves you!

[@AndrewTischlerArt]

I love Canada right back!

[@annoyingewok]

Great as always.

[@dottieholdren7621]

Thanks, great idea

[@atharvapande1373]

As usual sir AMAZING! !!!!

[@lornapenn-chester6867]

Clever!

[@cherylamcdaniel8407]

Thank yo so very much for showing us how you make your Wall Easel... I was one of the ones who asked for it..

[@patrickethington16]

This was so helpful

[@vidyawitch]

Superb video. Thank you so much. The multiple canvas holding capacity is such a blessing! Will adding screws to the canvas frame damage it?

[@AndrewTischlerArt]

It could if you screw them right through, you have to find the right gauge and length. The stretcher bars I use are pretty hefty.

[@MindGem]

Andrew! Please make a Quick Clip about setting up lighting for the studio and especially when filming your canvas, I've got several box lights but I'm struggling hard not to get glare when painting and/or filming.

[@AndrewTischlerArt]

Mate, what a great idea! I'm on it, consider it done! you'll see this come out soon! Thank you for the suggestion! :)

[@TheYerMoma]

Andrew Tischler did you end up doing this video? I'd love to see it. I want to build this easel, it seems amazing. But I can't drill the wood into my wall. Any tips on how to make it a free standing one? Like a base that's heavy enough to hold it upright and straight the way the wall would. This would change my life. Especially my art lessons, because I could make one to hang up my students work, in progress ones lower and finished along the top. Would look really cool! Thanks for the video. Hope to see your other video if you did it =)

[@Fg4e]

Sarahs Awesome Art I rent my place so I can't screw into the walls either. I don't own an easel, I use a adjustable drafting table. Makes it nice to sit or stand while painting. :)

[@jimmyross4352]

Amazing, thanks for sharing this idea with us !!

[@AngelLopez-ef6zt]

That’s great ideas thank you.

[@artist1975]

Wonderful 👍

[@capricious006]

I lhave been learning a lot from you. Thank you. Could you do a video on how to stretch and make a large canvas of a specific size?

[@lisecardinal3879]

Awesome ❤

[@N8WeX]

Hey Andrew! This is a really great idea!! I'm thinking of doing the same or something very similar... I'm thinking of not using the vertical tracks and just fixing the cleat rails hard to the wall. Do you think this would still work as well? I don't have any plugs or outlets on my wall and will space them close apart so they act as spacers for the bottom of the canvas... Thanks for the amazing videos! You have also been a major inspiration in my moving to oil paints from acrylics... haha

[@TheMackhimself]

Yea I was thinking this too, but am now looking through comments, to see if I'm missing something or what :P

[@ramelep]

Love LOVE LOVE THIS!!!!!!

[@seanobrogain2141]

I saw this type of easel on a Cesar Santos video, i liked the concept and went looking for a "how to" vid and this is how I discovered your site and your amazing ArtWork. So I built it the other week, just adding another cross bar tonight. I was telling other artists at a group exhibition here in Donegal last week, about this type of easel and of course about your site. For me I just got so fed up of an open space being cluttered, with easels, drawing tables etc in centre of the studio, having to constantly walking around them or moving them when I had to....so this was a simple, straight forward and a concise video, cheers for the DIY :¬)

[@chriswhitehouse8982]

I believe it you look closely, Cesar just has carpet on his walls and uses push pins to attach his unstreched canvas to the wall. Serves the same purpose, but a little different then Andrew's French cleat system.

[@aarontate1861]

I use the French cleat system in my garage fit my tools. Never thought of using them as an easel! Brilliant idea 💡 Now to convince the wife to let me pet some up in the spare room/my art space 😂

[@katherinepotts3723]

Great idea.thank you for sharing it

[@chriswhitehouse8982]

Quick question, given that the canvas is hanging by one cleat at the top (and the bottom part of the canvas is not supported), does it move around a bit at the bottom? Or is the bottom part of the canvas supported by the crossbars on the wall?

[@williamgaigg1742]

Awesome 😎

[@KarenDodo9]

Thank you Andrew, I really appreciate this - especially since you are also an artist so you know what really is required and what does not work. I also work on paper, usually I tape my paper onto chipboard and work at my easel, I wanted to know how would you recommend I use paper at the easel that you have created above?

[@SarahSmith-xx6cf]

Hi Andrew! Question for ya! How did you attach the three vertical 2x4s to your wall?

[@typebymayank]

Cool one..thanx🤟

[@bernadinebritto]

Amazing

[@dannypavlov913]

Awesome!

[@ricardoribeirodemoraes727]

Obrigado por seus vídeos. São muito valiosos para aqueles que estão se dedicando à Arte. Parabéns!

[@annieharden5128]

Hello Andrew I love your quick tip wall easel. I finally got my 10 ft x16 ft she-shed art studio for Christmas from my husband. What would you suggest as a wall mount for 8 ft x 4 ft paintings. I create 3D printed jazz paintings and recently started large scale paintings by request. I want to use the largest wall as an easel but be able to also use it for smaller scale paintings. I currently created a large scale easel out of PVC pipe if I decide to paint out doors. Since my space isn't as big I think the wall easel will work best for my space. I have a current shed that was one a barn for yard equipment I plan to use as storage for paints, craft supplies etc.

[@garywilliams141]

Thank you for that video andrew. I have got a small studio and was thinking i don't want a big bulky easel in there plus i think they are over priced. I will be making a much smaller version of this on one of my walls and best of all at a fraction of the cost of a studio easel and will last longer thank you very much

[@ritabrace6664]

Great job

[@jetsonjoe]

thanks...this is great...appreciate the video.

[@PHeMoX]

Could you do a video on studio lighting? I'm still looking for a decent way to get proper studio lighting, without breaking the bank haha. I do have a fairly cheap daylight lamp, but that's more a table light so it's a bit difficult to setup for painting. (It's light does give me a neutral situation for colours though compared to other lighting in my studio that's way too warm.)

[@AndrewTischlerArt]

Sure thing! I will make a video on this very soon!

[@arteanaarteana6502]

Es usted impresionante. Muchas gracias por enseñarnos por medio de sus videos su maravilloso talento.

[@AndrewTischlerArt]

¡Muchas gracias!

[@RyanTGoodall]

If you have a timber frame house just use a stud finder and drill the horizontal planks into the timber behind the plaster. Did Andrew just use a metal bracket to fix the vertical wood planks in place to the wall here?

[@RL-js7nz]

Great idea Andrew but I use mdf boards. Any idea how I can mount them on a wall easel? I want to paint 2-3 boards at a time following a theme and like colors. Help!!

[@christinehebiton4126]

I want to do this in my studio it looks awesome but do you have any ideas how to do a turning type which would also be extremely helpful with some paintings without taking them off and on the rails plus I would have to put more wood blocks on the back of the canvases, any ideas? Big ask I know 🙈

[@CarolAnn61]

I definitely need this - I’ll have to find someone to do it for me. Thanks :)

[@bscart]

Just found your videos, im inspired😎 thanks

[@MindBodyMuse]

Question: Would this be stronger than if I just take a 1x4 (or 1x6) and cut a 45 degree angle on its edge with my table saw?

[@kirkwilliams6938]

Very nice but for mine I may make it at a slight angle from the bottom. Do you find it difficult to paint when the panel is perfectly straight? Even my Mac and my desk top easel I like at a slight angle.. Awesome vids my friends. Just loving your information.

[@lenefredriksen]

Ive been considering a lot of different ways to make a wall easel, keep coming back to this one.. but I am wondering how the screw on the canvas affect the canvas itself? I buy them rather than stretching them myself and there is no bare wood, so I have to screw through the fabric. Will it not lead to tearing over time? Or do you do anything afterwards with the hole? Thanks so much for all your videos!!

[@dalidaily]

Just cut a bevel and cut out the glueing another strip on. This is the French cleat system and I'm about to convert my studio wall this way but with a shelf at the top to store paints etc, in order to free up floor space

[@debbiehughesartandillustra8812]

thanks for posting. I use masonite, not canvas, so not sure this would work for me. I can't drill that piece to the back. lol. Oh well. I guess I will get a good easel. I have been using a drafting table for years, but with oil paints I want the painting to be vertical and straight up, not at an angle. So I am looking at different ideas, love yours.

[@whatkellyfound]

Fantastic Andrew! I've always admired these sorts of easle set ups - now to figure out where I can do this at home!! :-)

[@Cre8iveSignWorks]

very nice....but too fancy for me Andrew! im still using the old ''couple of nails in the sheet of chipboard trick'' after 30 years! haha it works great! its actually a sign wall i made 6m wide x 2.4m high and it leans back on a slight angle. i could hang a couple of dozen paintings at once if i wanted. haha

[@AndrewTischlerArt]

Actually this may very will be a better idea mate! haha! Hope you're well. :)

[@Cre8iveSignWorks]

It may not suit everyone but it works for me in my sign business and for my paintings. Im very well thank you mate. Im having an art exhibition next weekend (included is the plein air painting you taught me), then fixing up my home for sale, then going to work and travel australia for at least a couple of years. I hope to see you on my way around. Thanks for the info, great videos, etc. cheers andrew

[@andreavaradi1686]

Imádom! Köszönöm .

[@anneduff9294]

How did you fasten the initial 2x4's to your wall?

[@samirart6265]

I need to build this. my stand easel is too wobbly. thank you andrew !

[@paulallentaylor6034]

Andrew, I am considering making this sort of slat wall configuration to include hanging the art including framed with glass. I'll try longer pieces and put picture hooks in it to have a two point hanging on the wire. I'm not sure how heavy a piece I can use, but the math, yes the math would lead one to believe the load could be quite heavy. I'm redesigning my studio and will no longer have to nail into my drywall. It's a simple way to hang works in process and completed. I take it you don't get flapping while painting. How would you use this on a panel of about 1/4" thick? Perhaps Velcro?

[@AndrewTischlerArt]

Hey Paul, velcro may be an option. Sometimes an extra bar installed a bit lower can stop some of the movement.

[@barnBR5-49]

This hanging technique is called a french cleat. Andrew has provided a great way for non-woodworkers to make them. You can Google "french cleat" for other ways to make them or buy them.

[@AndrewTischlerArt]

Cheers Byron

[@larryowens5149]

Appreciate the tip!

[@beksinski]

Steel cleats and rails are great option also. A bit more expensive but smaller, quicker to install and they hold more weight.

[@flexflex5966]

Andrew so handsome on this video. Long hair, rings and leader bracelets, really rock style!!