Make your own Plein air box for less than £5

#pleinairpainting #watercolour #sketching Making a simple, strong (and cheap) box for Plein Air painting. HOT NEWS! The full instructions as a PDF are now available to download here: Firstly, thank you to everyone who watched, liked and commented on my previous video about my Plein Air box: Following on from the questions and requests, here is a film of how to make your own box. There are other methods out there but I saw that some set ups were either a bit flimsy or not easily transportable. Manufactured boxes can be bought but they tend to be a “one size fits all“ type or are rather expensive (if you are on an artist’s wage lol ). Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:10 The design of the box 02:53 The tripod support 04:22 The materials needed 06:32 Building the box 10:00 Making the template 13:55 Fitting the timber edging 15:15 adding the waterpot and brush holes 16:05 varnishing the box 17:00 The box closures 18:25 Fitting the box to the tripod 20:10 Conclusion NEW FEATURE: If you have enjoyed this film and found it informative why not “buy me a coffee“ as a reward for my time and efforts? You will see that there is no sponsorship within the film, Andy makes these films solo and free from affiliation to share his days out on the landscape where he sketches and paints. Thank you Andy Beck is the artist behind the multi award winning book, The Wainwrights in Colour. Copies are available direct via For my version you require very little in the way of materials or skills and of course you adapt these ideas to make a box that exactly suits your needs. The tripod which I use is: which you should be able to purchase locally to you. (I am not sponsored by manufacturers or suppliers so you can shop around for best prices etc) You can of course use other makes and models. The 1/4“ T nuts are available from hardware stores or online. If you have an further questions about this box construction then do use the comments section below and I will reply to you as soon as possible.