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Portable Artist Supply Box
I built an artist supply box because I couldn't find one that met my
requirements.
Requirements:
- Super light, portable
- Small
- Lid works as drawing board
- Fit pens, pencils, kneaded eraser, mars plastic eraser, sharpener,
watercolors, water, paint brush, paper, watercolor mixing board
Closed, finger-opening cutout visible.
![artist supply box 1 picture](artist_supply_box_1.jpg)
Underside of lid (gessoed art board).
![artist supply box 1 picture](artist_supply_box_2.jpg)
Packing material removed.
![artist supply box 1 picture](artist_supply_box_3.jpg)
Inside, velcro tabs visible.
![artist supply box 1 picture](artist_supply_box_4.jpg)
Paint buckets are attached to each other with tape.
![artist supply box 1 picture](artist_supply_box_5.jpg)
Recycled raw honey container holds water (also good for kneaded erasers)
![artist supply box 1 picture](artist_supply_box_6.jpg)
Temporary painting studio setup.
![artist supply box 1 picture](artist_supply_box_7.jpg)
Finished mini-art.
![artist supply box 1 picture](artist_supply_box_8.jpg)
Repacked.
![artist supply box 1 picture](artist_supply_box_9.jpg)
Swapped in tiny glass vials for the plastic paint holders
![artist supply box 1 picture](artist_supply_box_10.jpg)
Supplies:
- 1 8"x10" Gessoed art board
- 6 8"x10"x1/4" Foam boards
- Glue
- Sticky-back Velcro (36")
- Padding material (felt, cotton would do, I used thick interfacing)
Tools:
- Hot glue gun
- Exacto knife
- Scissors
Instructions:
- Cut out center of 5 of the foam boards. Leave 2 opposite corners big (1" square or so). This adds stability while minimizing weight. The walls should be 1/4"-1/2" wide.
- Stack and glue the foam board layers together.
- Stick soft side of velcro to the underside edges of the gessoed art board (per picture).
- Stick 2-4 very small pieces of the rough side of the velcro to the "box" to secure the gessoed art board lid.
- Line the box with the fabric.
- Cut out a bit of one of the "corner edges" to make a finger-place to easily remove the lid.
- Fill with supplies. Top with more loose material to keep supplies from shifting around.
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