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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.