Unboxing the Strada Micro Plus Easel! My first impressions of the plein air easel

Let’s unbox the STRADA Micro Plus plein air painting easel together! These are my first impressions and honest thoughts, plus some size comparisons and a setup demo of the easel. If you love plein air painting, oil painting, or just nerding out over fun art supplies, you’re in the right place! If you want to jump to a specific section, I’ve included the timestamped chapters below.

✨ In this video
00:00 Introduction
00:10 Unboxing the STRADA Micro Plus easel and my first impressions
06:51 Comparing the size of the easel to art supplies (panels, brushes, oil paint tubes)
12:24 Setting up the easel for the first time 😮 
15:07 Setting up the tripod!
17:27 My final thoughts

As promised in the video, the STRADA Micro Plus easel details: 7"x 8.5"x 1.5" inches (18 cm x 22 cm x 4 cm) without the nesting side trays. Each side tray measures just under 7"x 7" inches each. It’s made from aluminum and coated with a neutral gray finish.

STRADA YouTube channel:    / @stradaeasel  
STRADA tripod setup:    • STRADA Tripod  
STRADA tripod leg repair:    • STRADA Tripod Leg Repair  

P.S. This video is NOT sponsored and none of the links below are affiliate links.

🖼️ Products mentioned in the video
STRADA Micro Plus starter package (that I unboxed in the video): https://tinyurl.com/stradamicropluspa...
Strada panel extender: https://tinyurl.com/easelextension
Emily Hughes x Craftamo brush set: https://tinyurl.com/EmilyHughesBrushes
Princeton Aspen series oil brushes
Winsor & Newton Non-Toxic Brush Cleaner
Safflower oil (I mentioned Gamblin, but any artist-grade is fine)
The Masters’ Brush Cleaner & Preserver
Marble dust (I prefer the ultra-fine if it’s available): https://www.naturalpigments.com/marbl... (USA link) https://www.naturalpigments.ca/marble... (Canada link)
Linseed oil (I often use Allback Boiled Linseed oil in my medium as it dries a bit faster, but any refined artist-grade linseed oil works)
Box N Paint small paint palette storage: https://www.boxnpaint.com/shop/p/boxn... (USA link) https://tinyurl.com/etsyboxnpaint (international link)

🎨 Artists mentioned in the video
Emily Hughes:    / @emhuesart  
Trish Newbery (Creative Ascent Illustration):   / creativeascentillustration  

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