Tripod Easels

One of the two main easel designs is called the tripod design. The tripod design1 is simply based on a three leg design that join at the top. Tripod easels sometimes have crossbars that add steadiness between the front legs. The third leg can be adjusted by the artist to a fixed height which allows the easel to stand freely. A small, moveable shelf is placed on the front side of the two main legs.

Tripod easels are also sometimes referred to as “Lyre easels”, or “A-frame easels” because of their shape when viewed from the front.

1) Tripod Easel Image - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Tripod_easel.jpg