Nurse’s Clipboard as a Drawing Board

This is the first episode of a new series I'm starting entitled "Sketching & Painting with Bill." This comes from a new interest of mine, pen and ink sketching and watercolor painting. My type of sketching falls in the realm of "urban sketching" which is sketching and painting a scene while on location from start to finish. When doing this, one needs a solid surface on which to work. Sometimes the hard cover or backboard of a sketchbook suffices but it is often nice to use a a drawing board.
In this video I try out a new nurse's clipboard to see if it could serve as a drawing board.
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[@00800su]

Love your creative options, Bill! Fun. I've been looking at making one's own accordian fold book to whatever size one wants, can draw on one or a few pages

[@aguilartist]

That is a cool little idea to use it for sketching,didn’t even know nurses had something like this. Thank you for sharing. 🙌🏼✨🙏

[@FaerieDust]

I recently had a bit of an epiphany that a folding clipboard could be great for on the go sketching - I should've known someone had already thought of it! I specifically like the idea of a folding board since it'll give me a larger drawing board but letting me keep my relatively small handbag.

[@BillBooz]

Thank you, @FaerieDust!

[@c.retana-holguin8318]

Great video! I would like to view your other videos, too.

[@BillBooz]

Go for it, @c.retana-holguin8318! Just click on my name to see videos on my channel.

[@kymberry2079]

I love the clip board idea. Ordered one immediately! When I Close it I have my watercolors and pen box on outside attached by Velcro, for travel. Opened up I use a large rubber band or clips. Just ordered a cell phone thumb thingy for it. Thank you! Thank you! Perfect!

[@BillBooz]

Kym Berry, thanks. It’s pretty cool and a good size. Best with my little 4x6 block and I’m not used to using blocks much so I’m still figuring out best time to use this setup. Ordered another Pocket Palette to keep stored in the closed clipboard.

[@TheNeedleneuk]

I’m glad I’ve found your channel. Thank you for sharing your hints and tips.

[@BillBooz]

Thank you, Mary!

[@shelbycriswellart]

I had never heard of a folding nurse's clipboard before, but I sure am glad I stumbled across this video. I've been trying to build my perfect mini urban sketching kit and this will be a great edition. Thanks!

[@BillBooz]

You’re welcome. Yes, it’s very handy.

[@rockmoussealt7764]

Great ideas. Thanks from a newbie.

[@cathrynmartin4395]

Might be way too late to suggest it, but I have a small projector tripod that holds onto the projector by magnet only - no screwing it on - so that would work well with the metal nurse's clipboard I would think. If I recall, that projector sells for $12 or so? Not that expensive to add, I don't think.

[@a.m.g.karlsson7165]

This is an absolutely brilliant idea. I just received mine (had to get it from the US because all the UK ones were plastic). I thought that, being metal, magnets would adhere, but on mine, they don’t. However some other KZbinr suggested using refrigerator magnets with clips the wrong way round: instead of using the magnet side face down and the clip face up, you can use the spring clip to attach to the board and use the magnet to hold a metal travel watercolour box-with two clips, the box sticks to the palette like a rock. Even with the box and the paper, there’s plenty of room for a brush, pencil or pencil, a clip-on dual water pot and so on. And it all folds up compactly. I’d never heard of a folding clipboard before so wouldn’t have known to look for one without your video. Thank you so much!

[@BillBooz]

Anne Marie, thank you for commenting and sharing your magnet solution. So happy you found this useful.

[@lilianamakes]

Who gave this video a thumbs down? How dare you 😡 this video is lit!

[@BillBooz]

Thank you, Lilianna!

[@GaryScott-pdx]

I used an aluminum for a couple of years in my job before throwing away. I don’t know where you live or when you sketch in the wild but an aluminum clipboard will get painfully cold in the winter. I found that wearing gloves made my work more difficult so I finally gave up on the aluminum keyboard so that I could use thin gloves that allowed me to write and operate electronic.

[@sheilasinghal2922]

What a great idea! This is something I never would have thought of. Thank you. 😊

[@BillBooz]

Glad you found it useful!

[@ultramarinetoo]

Clicked for the nurse's clipboard, but now I want that cute little desk from your intro - can you please make a video about that?

[@BillBooz]

@ultramarinetoo, funny. It’s actually a writing “boxl/desk to use on your lap. I bought it years ago at a street fair in Fairfax, Virginia. I added a piece on bottom so I could attach it to a tripod. It works but isn’t 100% stable like the Coropast drawing board I made and show in another video. This was something someone made to sell at street fairs but their are others available commercially. Just do a search on wooden lap desk.

[@gardendreamer9117]

What a great idea. I’m using a regular clipboard now & it works pretty good too. Thanks for sharing.

[@vwood2]

This is such a great idea!! It’s a perfect solution. I’ve used clipboards before, but they’re awkward to manage when outside. Your model gives a firm base to work on, it fits in a smaller bag, and isn’t as cumbersome when moving around. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@BillBooz]

Glad you find the idea useful. Happy sketching!

[@awatercolourist]

I love this idea! Thank you for sharing it 🙂

[@BillBooz]

So glad! Sketch on!

[@bonnieshapiro3511]

Love this idea. Love this idea. Glad you popped up. I just subscribed.

[@BillBooz]

Glad you found it useful. Makes me happy!

[@WendiWells]

Awesome! I’m so glad I came across your channel! Thank you 🤗

[@BillBooz]

Thank you, @WWendi. Hope you find my videos useful.

[@bettebelanger9490]

I've been using one of these nurses clip boards for a while. I stock the magnet to it as well. Cheers

[@Mirathehermit]

you got my subscription, keep creating more and more nice videos about art and build your channel

[@arlenealennox3136]

I’ve been using a non-folding cheap clipboard lately. I didn’t know folding ones existed. I ordered on Amazon and it will be better for carrying in a backpack when I travel or go out for a sketchcrawl.

[@ArtbyLya]

I love this. Subscribed.

[@BillBooz]

Thank you. Glad you found it useful. We’ve recently moved but I hope to get back to making more videos soon.

[@peggypeter8070]

I had contemplated using the nurses clipboard that stores things inside but hadn’t decided on purchasing. Didn’t see the one you have before.

[@denimay5408]

this is great!! and I love your shirt *L*

[@BillBooz]

Deni May, why thank you! Glad you enjoyed the episode and hope you will watch for others!

[@bozoclown2098]

Thanks . I got ideas for inventions .

[@stephenwelham]

Try self adhesive magnetic strip to fix your paintbox

[@BillBooz]

Good idea. Thank you.

[@michelledaley55]

I use a 35 x 50cm white board

[@creativecolours2022]

Hi there. This is an interesting idea especially by the time that this nurse board can fold . But why do you trouble yourself with sketchbooks? I have come up to the conclusion that sketchbooks are full of disadvantages. The main disadvantage is that if for any reason the watercolour sketches delay to dry then you need to hold with you yet another sketchbook in order to go on and sketch something else. Another disadvantage of the sketchbooks is that they are usually more bulky than loose sheets of paper cut in any size, the paper might not be always of the best quality or not suitable for all techniques and finally sketchbooks cost more than loose sheets of any kind of paper. If you switch to loose paper sheets you can attach them with just the clip of this board and have with you only the number of paper sheets that you are going to need and of course of any different quality or kind. Have some for watercolour and some other for pencil drawings etc. That is how I do it by using a regular clipboard ( that doesn't fold ) and I store the finished sketches into dossiers filled with nylon paper sleeves that are sold at any office supplies store and are very affordable.

[@mechadebzilla]

Good point to consider about sketchbooks. In my experience, my paintings dry fast enough that wet pages aren't slowing me down. If I am in such a hurry that I can't wait for it to dry before going to paint the next thing, then I am in much too much of a hurry. I have considered painting on loose sheets but couldn't think of how to manage the finished pieces. Thanks for the idea on the nylon sheet covers.

[@InnerMagpie]

I have been looking at a metal triple foldout clipboard type. I think it actually resembles a plain aire pochade box that’s very expensive! 😊

[@BillBooz]

Interesting. Do you have a link to it or product name, @teresa9355?

[@ThePNWRiderWA]

Have you tried painting or drawing with Apple iPad and pencil ? I have I just find it feels to odd. There is something I am finding about the tactical feel of brushes and paper.

[@BillBooz]

The PNW Rider, yes, I agree wholeheartedly! Though I do like drawing on my iPad, sketching with pencil or pen on paper can’t be beat!

[@ruthanngreenberg49]

Which model of nurses’ clipboard?

[@BillBooz]

One I bought no longer available, but this one looks the same: smile.amazon.com/Clipboards-com-7026-ISO-Clipboard-White/dp/B00H7HYTN8/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=ISO+white+foldable+clipboard&qid=1636746480&qsid=132-2972654-5051725&sr=8-3&sres=B00H7HLM9W%2CB00H7HYTN8%2CB00H7HJDFC%2CB00H7HR0FW%2CB00H7I0EJ0%2CB00I8VURTW%2CB00H7HWP9S%2CB00H7HPGN0%2CB09B39XZRM%2CB00GWSXHBS%2CB00H7HTE2E%2CB00GWO9TGE%2CB00GWSTP0U%2CB07SRJD5J3%2CB081MZGJ98%2CB09BN2KXS1%2CB00GWSPT9Q%2CB0170MLFC2%2CB00GWR85YI%2CB07RBYK38K

[@ronaldlambeth8242]

Nurses clipboard

[@maleneskovpetersen147]

Hi Bill. I love your wooden box. Do you know, where I can get one like it?

[@BillBooz]

Believe I bought this one years ago at a street festival and I just adapted it. Search on Amazon for "wooden laptop desk" yielded several, but this one from Amazon looks interesting and a bit similar: www.amazon.com/dp/B08YMSVGVZ/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=63b65923f6ce6d90b7f39d4f13f5edfe&content-id=amzn1.sym.7dd77237-72be-4809-b5b5-d553eab7ad9d%3Aamzn1.sym.7dd77237-72be-4809-b5b5-d553eab7ad9d&hsa_cr_id=3737902860901&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=6b72678e-363e-46b5-81c8-fa1ed3e1af3e&pd_rd_w=mWWkM&pd_rd_wg=jf93W&qid=1679182834&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_lsi4d_asin_1_img&sr=1-2-9e67e56a-6f64-441f-a281-df67fc737124

[@maleneskovpetersen147]

Thanks ☺️

[@carolgehman6036]

Does this clipboard stay open and flat or does it automatically fold up?

[@OneTrueWord1988]

Carol Gehman: I bought one after seeing this, and I love it! It stays open and flat. I also bought some slide on metal pen holders for my pencil and brush (ebay,) and plastic with metal clip on double water container, (etsy.) Both were inexpensive. I also use two hair bands from $tree, the long ones, to hold my sketchbook to the clipboard, (stretched all the way around it, one on each side,) as I find that those binder clips take up too much room on my paper, are a pain to move, and leave indentations on my pages. The hair bands are easy to slide around as needed. Hope this helps! Happy painting! Donna 🖌 😊

[@bonnieshapiro3511]

@@OneTrueWord1988 I’m going to look for those hair bands. Are they flat or round. I like the idea.

[@OneTrueWord1988]

@@bonnieshapiro3511 Hi Bonnie! They are flat, and right now $Tree has some multi-colored ones; six different colors for $1.25. They work really well for me. 😻 P.S. $Tree also has some various brightly colored clipboards that work really well for travel painting, as these nurses clipboards are a lot more expensive now than when I bought mine.The clipboards are in the back-to-school section. Happy Painting!

[@bonnieshapiro3511]

@@OneTrueWord1988 Thanks I was just at dollar tree and have to go back since their stock was low. I’ll look for those long hair bands and the clip boards. I see that nurses one that he recommended is $20.

[@bozoclown2098]

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