Sketchup Designs for Future Projects #1: Artist's Drawing Horse

Nice model. I used one of those in the 70’s-80’s in drawing classes from Jr. High – University. Can’t wait to see the real one when it’s done.

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Also known as an Art Horse these easels have a long history in art instruction. A classic shape is a ‘hour glass’ bench. Think of it as a stool attached to an ‘easel’ with a thinner neck. It is a sweeping curve cutout on both sides in the middle of the bench (doing a quick image search I wasn’t able to locate an image, perhaps they don’t make the classic shape anymore). This provides more flexibile (and natural) leg placement during use. Also, have used ones that have the ‘stool’ area padded which adds greatly to the comfort of long drawing sessions. Since you are designing for a specific user I would also recommend you ‘measure’ his comfortable sitting height and design the height of the bench accordingly.

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Thanks for the additional info, JLS. I was doing a take-off from a catalog picture. These suggestions will make the horse much more personalized.

Best regards,
Jack

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Good job

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