How to Setup the Sienna Pochade Box (Large)

[@Purpleiris444]

Glad I watched your video. I just purchased the Sienna pochade box, medium, and thought it was defected because the back would not stay up even though I've tightened all the screws. Well, lo and behold, you mentioned about bringing the arm all the way back and then tightened. Sure enough that was my problem! Now it stays in its place. Thanks!!!

[@CarlOlsonArt]

Glad it helped. I still enjoy my Sienna box... it’s held up well.

[@Purpleiris444]

@@CarlOlsonArt Fabulous to hear! I'll watch your video on 2 years later. BTW, I should have read the instructions about the arm as you had mentioned.

[@stanperry2563]

I have one of these little french plein air boxes. It's perfect for you. put a few tubes of paint, a few brushes and one canvas or panel and you are working no matter where you are. outdoors or indoors, still life, or whatever you can put your juices to work. I am taking one of the boxes myself and mounting it to the bottom part of a wheeled stool so that I can move it around my studio and put my easel on it to be right next to my source photo

[@CarlOlsonArt]

I think that’s a great idea to mount on wheels.

[@susantunbridge4612]

Very helpful. I have one that was bought some years ago and never used, so the palette is not glass, it's wood. I also lost one of the nuts and the screwdriver, but I'm sure I can find them around the house or else I'll get substitutes. Also lost the instructions, so this really helped. Not sure where to get tempered glass, but I can also just use the wood. The info on the tripod was especially helpful. Will subscribe and watch.

[@reminisce0208]

What a quick straight to the point review. Enjoyed the bloopers at the end.

[@CarlOlsonArt]

I’m glad you enjoyed it... thanks for watching.

[@TrainTsarFun]

Jump cuts are actually KZbin gold. As are blooper reels

[@rmbroadwell]

Great video!! I'm "one of those people " who didn't read the instructions and couldn't get mine to stay rigid 😁 Thank you!

[@CarlOlsonArt]

Thanks for watching. I’m glad it helped. We’ll all keep on learning 😎

[@lciav]

Thanks for the tip about how to properly secure the support arm! I kept having it fall back and I knew I had to be doing something wrong

[@Blissfulthings]

very nice,I like how it can tilt backward so it can be used for watercolour painting

[@CarlOlsonArt]

Blissfulthings I love using it!

[@sarahskinnerfineart]

That's my pochade box! I love it!

[@scottdyer3370]

Carl I love the outtakes at the end!

[@CarlOlsonArt]

I’m glad you enjoyed that! 😎

[@banandababa]

I was wondering if anyone can give me advice. I want to get back into oil painting but I have no space. I am not into outdoor painting but just want a small compact storage like one of these boxes to use so I can store all my brushes and paint in it and put it away. Is a box like this the best option? I’m so confused on what to do

[@lilbird2734]

I got a dolica ball head 60" aluminium tripod. It is a fabulous! Bought for my canon camera. Thanks for the setup tips. I didn't get instructions so this information is valuable. Where is there a clip on water cannister? I do watercolor. Wjich paper do you use in the pallet? I bought the soho pochade box at jerrys artirama. Happy painting!

[@CarlOlsonArt]

Hobby Lobby sells 12”x12” paper squares in several different colors. I chose a medium gray shade to place behind the palette glass.

[@veronicagreen6180]

Thank you so much, I just bought the medium sienna box, and I can wait to try it!, so helpful

[@CarlOlsonArt]

I’m loving mine... it’s been a great paint box. Thank you for watching my video.

[@acaciarogersart]

I recently got the smaller version of this. Love it except had an issue with the easel holding the panel In place and I don't like how the hooks obstruct the painting. so I made a modification to make a better panel holder. No other issues though

[@CarlOlsonArt]

After using my Sienna heavily over the last few months, for the most part I like it except for those oversized clips. I agree with you...they are a pain. How did you modify it?

[@heartchitect1960]

I have one ordered from Wet Paint, so excited!

[@CarlOlsonArt]

Awesome!

[@robertocatrone715]

love your tutorial. do you have a fallow up video with your experiences using this item?

[@CarlOlsonArt]

I intend to but it will be a while.

[@johnpototschnik8857]

Very nice presentation, Carl.

[@SharonCullenArt]

I bought my pastel pochade box years ago and I tell you there was nothing in the instructions about moving the arm all the way back. And I was ready to throw mine in the garbage and get the Heilman I have always wanted but at the time their prices were about double what they are now. And for a pastel artist, your easel was still very wiggly.

[@CarlOlsonArt]

Yeah, I don’t think this would be a good pastel box. For oil painters it works great.

[@maxo3288]

Such a good looking Pochade but the canvas size is just annoying. I need 70cm canvas height. Does anyone have a suggestion? Thanks.

[@reverie_song]

Thank you!! My easel kept falling back bc I didn't know about the arm going back.

[@Dmarieledesma]

You paint underside of the glass grey or do what I did and put a grey vinyl on it. No need to replace it either.

[@CarlOlsonArt]

Both good suggestions. Thanks.

[@katiemoore248]

If you don't mind me adding my two cents. Personally, I learned it's best to not paint the glass itself. Instead I stain a few different pieces of oil primed linen (my preferred painting surface) that are cut to the same size he has suggested here. The reason being is so I can make sure the colour under the palette is the same stain (tone and value) as the surface I am painting on (which is also oil primed linen). Being a piece of fabric makes it easy to swap around, and I can just roll them up. Just as he suggests, painting on a neutral tone is best for realism and judging your colour mixing. But sometimes I paint on a grey scale (as suggested here) and other times I paint on a brown/umber scale. It depends on what I'm painting. I find umber to be most universal, but sometimes painting on a grey scale is more suitable, usually for painting people. The other benefit of having an unpainted glass palette is cleaning and longevity. It is so much easier to clean an unpainted glass palette. No need to touch it up, if you want to put it in a dishwasher you can, and every now and then it's great to take to both sides of it with some glass cleaner. But that's just how I have learned to work over the years. Hope it helps somebody.

[@CarlOlsonArt]

Katie, as I’ve gained more experience with this I agree with your approach.

[@katiemoore248]

​@@CarlOlsonArt Oops, I just edited the heck out of that comment as you replied! Sorry. Good to hear! Hopefully it wasn't an expensive learning curve?

[@katiemoore248]

@@CarlOlsonArt I really love your humble approach to painting. It's so refreshing! Thank you.

[@edwardgyu7990]

thank you very very much for the video, very comprehensive, and address all the questions that i have for the box, :) Happy new year!

[@CarlOlsonArt]

I’m glad the video was of help to you. Thanks for watching.

[@ranjanachand9306]

Nicely presented 😀

[@heartchitect1960]

I keep finding new compartments in my all in one Sienna pochade box. I don't want to attach it to a tri pod, but use it indoors on a table as an easel. I am pleasantly surprised everytime I take it out to play with how it works. Now, I've just found out it includes a "paint panel storage" area underneath, with a magnetic clip on cover... ? I'm not sure what to think now, nor how to use that part... Do you have another video showing it specifically? thanks.

[@CarlOlsonArt]

I’m glad you are enjoying your Sienna pochade box. It sounds like you have a different model than the one I have.

[@heartchitect1960]

yes, I just realized that watching your video again. Thanks. I'll find out what I need.

[@ille.b.8508]

Etching glass is also good idea.

[@UncleTerry]

Why not just spray paint the back side of the glass palette gray and be done with it? By the way I just got my sienna box today

[@CarlOlsonArt]

Uncle Terry I think that's a great idea - as long as you're happy with using one color for the background. I thought about doing that but decided there may be times I want a different color background so I settled on having the flexibility of changing out the toned paper background. Thanks for watching my video and I hope you enjoy using the Sienna. I love using mine which reminds me I'm long overdue to post new videos!

[@morrisjensen3172]

Carl, is this pochade box made by Richeson, CA?

[@CarlOlsonArt]

Richeson bought out Sienna after I did this video. It’s still the same box, just a different company owns it now.

[@morrisjensen3172]

@@CarlOlsonArt That explains a lot. I've been trying to track down two companies...Doh!

[@paulstefanski7494]

Hello i bought a sienna porcharde box and lost one of the wing nuts. Does anyone know where can I get new ones from

[@susantunbridge4612]

Try the art store you bought it from, they might have extras, or take it to a hardware store and get a substitute. Or write to a company that carries that box, and ask for one or two extras.

[@constantinosmichaelides9166]

how steady is on a tri pod for a heavy hand painter?

[@CarlOlsonArt]

If you have a good tripod and ball head mount it will be sturdy. I’m heavy handed myself.

[@constantinosmichaelides9166]

@@CarlOlsonArt Thank you for the message

[@TrainTsarFun]

ABR - always be recording - save those bloopers

[@CarlOlsonArt]

Yes!

[@joyepittura]

CreativeMethod.TV I lol when you said it was your first time...I bought the same box yr or so and couldn't figure out a good way..or easy way to get the glass out when needed. Your idea ...and I thought..there is always someone with a great idea that comes to mind...sure didn't click with me..to make the Gray with holes in it...and glass cones out easy...I was thinking of putting cauking...not spelled right...around the edges with gray painted on bottom of glass...still not sure...I thank you for your demo...I still haven't used it...because I had no idea what to do with the glass...if the glass is in place and not having the Gray piece you put under...it's not easy to come out...and the blocks ..every time taking them out...I think you have a good idea..

[@joyepittura]

Also...many have indicated the blocks takes up space..and gets paint on and such...what do you think about sealing the corners with cauking? Thank you for your time...

[@CarlOlsonArt]

Joy, the blocks don't bother me... and I wouldn't caulk the corners. But whatever works for you. Experiment! 😎 Thank you for watching the video.

[@joyepittura]

CreativeMethod.TV thank you for your advice. I think I will do it your way. Can you please tell me what is the Gray material you used? Thank you for your time. I look forward in your plein air adventures. Thank you for your time.

[@nikkogutierrez5393]

love the bloopers

[@CarlOlsonArt]

Making videos is a tough job :) Thanks for watching!

[@rogerbarnard9409]

Great video!

[@CarlOlsonArt]

+Roger Barnard thank you for watching!

[@bird66dhd]

How much these box?

[@CarlOlsonArt]

Did you click on the link in the description to find out?

[@bird66dhd]

@@CarlOlsonArt ah ok, thanks

[@emadintro7641]

@@CarlOlsonArt This box costs 450 Dollars in Germany Amazon. I saw also on the "Blick" artists supply website (which you mention) that the Jullian easel costs half the price than it Europe. Everything is much more expensive here.

[@CarlOlsonArt]

I’m sorry to hear that. The positive thing is that a Julian easel is still used by many artists. I recently bought one for my own granddaughter. They are a perfectly valid tool for painting outdoors.

[@bird66dhd]

@@emadintro7641 thats ok. I want to make one in diy.

[@beanstaIkjack]

I bought a Hama 61 tripod (£21) which can hold up to 3kg and a release plate both from amazon to use with my medium pochade box which weighs 2.3kg. Hopefully that'll be ok. I can't afford an expensive one but don't want to risk breaking my new Sienna box