How to Set Up an Artist's Stool

Video Transcript

"MATT CAIL: Hello. I'm Matt Cail and, on behalf of Expert Village, I'm going to show you today how to organize and set up and tame your own art studio. It's no fun doing art from the floor--at least, not generally speaking. Now, artists have a number of things they can use to sit on. My favorite is the art stool. These are very simple four legged stools with a flat top that you can then use to sit on, most frequently, in front of your easel. Now, I have seen some artists use office chairs for this purpose as well, but nothing beats a good old art stool. Let me kinda show you why. First off, they're very light and easy to move around. You don't have to worry about wheels or, like, having like a big forty-fifty pound chair. Oftentimes, they don't have a back, though you can get them with a back if that's something that bothers you, not being able to sit back and falling off. But they also are really conducive to being able to you're really watching your balance in terms of how you are seated--I mean, right from the get-go. I mean, you're poised. You're not just casually sitting there clicking a mouse. Now, you're poised, you're there on the balance. Maybe, you have one foot on the flooring and you're really focusing in there, on that canvass. I really like the feel you get with the stool, especially in terms of how they keep their balance, even when you're leaning forward. Now, for any type of, like, lower--if you're in a table or a desk--I'm not necessarily advocating a stool. Maybe you want an office chair in that example, but for an easel or anything where you're up higher with your art, I highly recommend stools. Also, definitely, if you can look for height adjustment options that can make sure that you're not giving a bad back while you create your art."