Top 10 Best plein air in 2026

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• •MITCHELL ALBALA
• •hardback Watson-Guptill
• •Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts
• •Plein Air

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• •PAINT ANYWHERE YOU LIKE - This all in one adjustable pochade box was designed for travelling. With a sturdy aluminium tripod, it can be used as Plein air like a french easel for outdoor painting. With the rubber bumpers on the bottom, it can be used as a small tabletop easel for indoor studio use as well. Its versatility enables you to paint anywhere you like.
• •LARGE STORAGE SPACE - This Pochade box features three parts large storage space with removable dividers. Including one wood palette by sliding and a paint brush holder. You can aslo carry 3-4pcs in size 8" x 10" to 9" x 12" canvas panels at the box bottom.
• •EASY ANGLES ADJUSTABLE - The hinged adjustment arm beside the porchade box can be adjusted to any painting angles, even flat for watercolor painting. The star knobs on the anti-rust arm make the adjustments super easy and firm.
• •ATTACH YOUR POCHADE BOX FASTER AND EASIER - Travel Aluminum Tripod and Quick Reales Plate are special designed for this Plein air painting. The snap-in quick-release plate makes assemble pochade box on and off tripod a breeze. The release plate is quite match with the head of the tripod which is very sturdy in holding your pochade box firmly, no slipping or wobbling.
• •100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE - MEEDEN Plein Air Painting Easel comes with a detailed instruction brochure and assembling video attched in our listing for how to easily assemble your new easel box. All assembly tools are well-packed in the package. If any questions, please do not hesitate to contact MEEDEN Service Team by customer service email address.If at any time you are dissatisfied with the product quality or any question, we can guarantee you the best customer service.

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• •DURABLE AND LIGHTWEIGHT : Made of strong, powder-coated metal, ensuring long-lasting use while remaining easy to carry and set up.
• •PERFECT FOR PLEIN AIR PAINTING : Designed to be used with tripods, offering a stable surface for watercolor supplies during outdoor painting sessions.
• •COMPACT AND CONVENIENT : The board measures 14"x11" (36 x 27 cm), providing ample space for your materials without being bulky.
• •EASY TO MOUNT : Fastens securely to your easel using the included metal "crab" clamp for a stable setup.
• •INCLUDED ACCESSORIES : Comes with a travel cup and bulldog clip to hold paper or materials in place while you work.
• •MATTE BLACK FINISH : The sleek, matte surface reduces glare, ensuring optimal visibility and focus on your artwork.
• •IDEAL FOR TRAVEL : Lightweight and portable, making it easy to take on the go for outdoor painting trips.

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• •Plein Air Watercolor Painting and Mixed Media Easel Set with Wet Panel Carrier & Shoulder Bag, Tripod, Cushioned Stool,100% Cotton Sketchbook, Backing Board, 9 Clips and 2 Palettes. This portable easel set is designed to make outdoor painting as comfortable as your home studio. Paint in sitting or standing positions with an adjustable easel board that tilts and locks for optimal positioning. Ergonomic design to minimize hand movement. Secure your artwork with clips or let it rest naturally on the edge of the easel table and your tights, accommodating various painting styles. Ideal for artists seeking a travel easel, portable drawing table, or folding outdoor easel.
• •This outdoor easel features a Wet Panel Carrier, ensuring your wet paintings are transported safely. It's compatible with standard 16x12” (41x31cm), 12x8”, and 12x9” watercolor blocks, as well as any block with a 12” side and up to a 16” other side. Additionally, it accommodates loose papers up to 12x16”, which can be secured with tape to the included backing board. The set also includes a Pleinly 8x12” sketchbook that fits perfectly when opened to 16x12” carrier frame. The carrier bag is designed for convenience, equipped with a handle, shoulder strap, five loops, and a carabiner for easy attachment to your backpack. It has lots of space and big pocket for your papers and accessories.
• •This portable easel includes three quick-release plates for easy and secure attachment to the provided tripod. Two tripod connection placements are designed for both left- and right-handed artists and allows easel board to be connected in two different ways: position your brushes, water and palette nearby with your painting or drawing further away or keep your painting or drawing close with supplies positioned farther back. Two strong tripod connections give extra redundancy. Modular construction allows creative placement of the tools and the painting. (See photos & video, visual manual is also included).
• •The Plein Air Easel Set includes 2 different types of watercolor palettes; one can be attached to the easel board and the other can be in your hand or in some cases you can attach both palettes to the easel board with clips if you prefer. (See pictures and video). You can mix for example dark values in metal palette and light values in plastic palette. The metal tin palette has room for 14 full pans but includes 14 full and 25 half pans so you can decide best combination! You can add pigment also from the tubes to 18 plastic watercolor palette wells.
• •Strong tripod is Included to this all included plein air painting set. Pleinly T-5 Tripod is easy to carry but super strong. You can attach the easel board on it and paint in sitting and standing positions. It has easy to use flip locks in the legs. (4 flip locks / leg). Weight is about 1.2kg / 2.6lbs. The folded height is about 19". Max height is 68". It can be used also with DSLR cameras and smartphones. It has a smartphone adapter and Bluetooth remote control for Android / iPhone. So, it is multi-purpose and really strong heavy duty tripod which can be used to take photos and videos with up to 6 lbs camera or with smartphone!
• •Included Pleinly 8x12" Watercolor sketchbook has thick 140lbs/ 300gsm 100% cotton paper. It is designed so that it can be carried with 12x16" wet panel carrier after you make painting outdoors, so you can easily carry wet painting back home or move to next painting location. It has hot pressed and fine textured paper. It gives you ability to use wet on wet technique without any warping or use it as a mixed media sketchbook with water soluable crayons, ink, drawing, gouache etc. It has 26 sheets / 52 pages and strong covers to protect pages. You can buy it also separately from Amazon. If you fold it open, you can paint 16x12" painting.
• •The Pleinly foldable painting stool has aluminum legs, strong fabric, 4 (+2 spare) leg paws to protect aluminum tube and to give better ground grip. The height is 16.1" / 41cm + 1.5 cm separate cushion. It has a 300lbs/ 140kg weight limit but it weights only about 1.3 lbs/650g. It has a waterproof foam cushion which can be used also separately e.g. if you sit on the rocks etc. Under the chair is a big pocket for water bottle etc. Easy to fold to very small size, but you can store it unfolded also if you have big enough backpack like Pleinly PB-70 Backpack (sold separately!)
• •Compact, Foldable & Easy to Transport: Featuring a folding tripod easel stand, foldable aluminum stool, integraded wet panel and easel board carrier and bag for papers and accessories this set is perfect as a travel easel for watercolor, gouache or ink painting, drawing etc. It’s designed by engineer and plein air painter and the main focus is in ergonomics, portability and versatile usage setups.
• •Note! Backpack is NOT included to this set. Only the shoulder bag is included. You can buy Pleinly BP-70 backpack separately from Amazon or buy the set or bundle which includes also it or you can use your own backpack to carry the tripod, chair and other accessories with you. It needs to have about height 20" x width 14" x depth 8" (55cm x 36cm x 20cm). Pleinly PB-70 backpack has lots of extra recerve space so you can put your other camping items also inside (and attach outside).
• •Click "Visit PLEINLY Store" link on the top of the page to see all the Pleinly products which are designed for Plein Air Painting.

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