Guys, one of my favorite easels as of right now. I love it! Gave this easel a good test and the result is just great!!! Love it and recommend it to anyone. Very easy to set up and paint on. Enjoy and please let me know if you have any questions.
Excellent review, loved the way you went through everything over these two videos. Really helped me as I have been looking at these easels for watercolour painting and thinking how I could modify them to fit metal pallet boxes etc. I am recently retired and new to painting and some of your comments really helped me in weighing up this easel, so thank you. Subscribed.👍🇦🇺😎Max.
I’ve been looking and looking at these… thing I like is how responsive they were to you. They fixed what they could and then some and I can tell you are very satisfied with your paint box. I like the wood for me but the gray is very sleek and fits you. I was looking at guerrilla boxes but I think I’m going to get the large one of these because they aren’t so bulky. I like to do watercolor, maybe learn gouache at some point, I think this would work…
Vlad, I LOVE this easel! I originally ordered the day tripper to take with me on a trip to Mohegan Island. I wanted light weight, something that would fit in my backpack, but found it was too bulky and didn’t like that I could not adjust the angle of the mixing pallet. I took a chance and ordered the 8 1/2 x 11 U.Go. It’s the size of a piece of paper and pretty slim. And I totally agree with you, so quick to set up! I click it on the tripod and I GO! I got the sidewings and did a little hack. I cut a piece of plexiglass and spray painted the backside of it white, attached two strips of magnetic tape to it and clicked it on top of one of the side wings so I have additional pallet mixing area if I want it. I keep my paint inside the plastic Transon paint storage container so I attached two magnets to the bottom of my paint storage container and it clicks to the other side wing even if I angle the palette mixing part. I’m loving this easel! Thank you so very much for the time you spend sharing ALL of your reviews of every easel out there-I’ve watched them all. I hope to see you at CAPA will make a point to stop over and say hello!
Hello Judy, I hope you are well. Thank you for sharing your experience with u.Go easel - simply the best one! Do you mind sending me the photos of your setup? I would love to share it, if you don’t mind, with our CZcamsrs. I’m planning on ordering a small u.go easel for my 5x7 studies. I will see you at CAPA … But I think I will be a bit later to the event due to Bath county plea in air event back to back with CAPA and I really want to paint in Bath C. Thanks!
Hi Vlad, the email from your website won’t let me send pics so instead I sent the pics of my U.Go hacks to your Vlad Duchev Art page on FB. Thanks again!
Glad you are enjoying that easel. I have an Edgepro Gear easel which I love but it is heavier. It was maybe the first magnet based laptop style easel - luxurious and gorgeous and they too are superb at customer service and listening to artists. Many people using the U.Go now too. Great information😄
Hi, thanks for the video! Is it possible to use this easel on a tripod as a desktop version? in general does any such type of easel can be mounted on any tripod or do I need to buy a set?
@Open Studio D The problem I have is finding a good reasonably priced tripod, that tips only, without the swivel ball. My pochade box is wide, and heavy winds ruined the tightening screw on the panoramic ball. I can buy a reasonably priced tripod with panoramic ball, but the same issue will occur. Every well built tripod built for pochade boxes are over two times higher. Is it possible to replace only the head of my current tripod with a tilt one?
I have the Large u.go with the glass palette and absolutely love it! I 100% agree with you. Thats fantastic about the grey powder coating. I've been debating getting a medium one too just to have different sizes. in any case great review and Happy painting! Good luck at your competition :D Edit: I also had to contact customer support for an issue with my palette...ended up being user error actually...but the customer support was just amazing and highly recommend this product as well!
lol… this one million $ question… should I shoot a video about it? It is all about strategic planning for each event. But the answer is that everything that I need for the event is in my car.
Not at all. It will if you squeeze too much of the paint. But got this size of the canvas you would normally get a small … relatively small amount of paint.
Michael, actually it fits perfectly fine, I just had a dry paint at the end that was stopping the palette to get inside the grooves. The palette is cut perfectly to fit.
Guys, one of my favorite easels as of right now. I love it! Gave this easel a good test and the result is just great!!! Love it and recommend it to anyone. Very easy to set up and paint on. Enjoy and please let me know if you have any questions.
can i ask which wet panel carrier you use?
Excellent review, loved the way you went through everything over these two videos. Really helped me as I have been looking at these easels for watercolour painting and thinking how I could modify them to fit metal pallet boxes etc. I am recently retired and new to painting and some of your comments really helped me in weighing up this easel, so thank you. Subscribed.👍🇦🇺😎Max.
Thank you. Let me know if you have any questions. I know how it is overwhelming when you starting something new and have tons of questions
I’ve been looking and looking at these… thing I like is how responsive they were to you. They fixed what they could and then some and I can tell you are very satisfied with your paint box. I like the wood for me but the gray is very sleek and fits you. I was looking at guerrilla boxes but I think I’m going to get the large one of these because they aren’t so bulky. I like to do watercolor, maybe learn gouache at some point, I think this would work…
Vlad, I LOVE this easel! I originally ordered the day tripper to take with me on a trip to Mohegan Island. I wanted light weight, something that would fit in my backpack, but found it was too bulky and didn’t like that I could not adjust the angle of the mixing pallet. I took a chance and ordered the 8 1/2 x 11 U.Go. It’s the size of a piece of paper and pretty slim. And I totally agree with you, so quick to set up! I click it on the tripod and I GO! I got the sidewings and did a little hack. I cut a piece of plexiglass and spray painted the backside of it white, attached two strips of magnetic tape to it and clicked it on top of one of the side wings so I have additional pallet mixing area if I want it. I keep my paint inside the plastic Transon paint storage container so I attached two magnets to the bottom of my paint storage container and it clicks to the other side wing even if I angle the palette mixing part. I’m loving this easel! Thank you so very much for the time you spend sharing ALL of your reviews of every easel out there-I’ve watched them all. I hope to see you at CAPA will make a point to stop over and say hello!
Hello Judy, I hope you are well. Thank you for sharing your experience with u.Go easel - simply the best one! Do you mind sending me the photos of your setup? I would love to share it, if you don’t mind, with our CZcamsrs. I’m planning on ordering a small u.go easel for my 5x7 studies. I will see you at CAPA … But I think I will be a bit later to the event due to Bath county plea in air event back to back with CAPA and I really want to paint in Bath C.
Thanks!
@@openstudiod hi Vlad, yes I will send pics to you of my modifications to your email.
Hi Vlad, the email from your website won’t let me send pics so instead I sent the pics of my U.Go hacks to your Vlad Duchev Art page on FB. Thanks again!
Very good review, Vlad! I guess I'm getting one for my next birthday. Thank you for valuable info!
Glad you are enjoying that easel. I have an Edgepro Gear easel which I love but it is heavier. It was maybe the first magnet based laptop style easel - luxurious and gorgeous and they too are superb at customer service and listening to artists. Many people using the U.Go now too. Great information😄
Is this easel available with you?
Not seeing gray powder coating on their site. Do they not carry that anymore or were you treated special?
Hi, thanks for the video!
Is it possible to use this easel on a tripod as a desktop version? in general does any such type of easel can be mounted on any tripod or do I need to buy a set?
@Open Studio D
The problem I have is finding a good reasonably priced tripod, that tips only, without the swivel ball. My pochade box is wide, and heavy winds ruined the tightening screw on the panoramic ball. I can buy a reasonably priced tripod with panoramic ball, but the same issue will occur. Every well built tripod built for pochade boxes are over two times higher. Is it possible to replace only the head of my current tripod with a tilt one?
I have the Large u.go with the glass palette and absolutely love it! I 100% agree with you. Thats fantastic about the grey powder coating. I've been debating getting a medium one too just to have different sizes. in any case great review and Happy painting! Good luck at your competition :D
Edit: I also had to contact customer support for an issue with my palette...ended up being user error actually...but the customer support was just amazing and highly recommend this product as well!
Ignore my question about what your final thoughts on this easel were lol. I found your final thoughts video lol
How do you carry this and all the other stuff with you?
lol… this one million $ question… should I shoot a video about it? It is all about strategic planning for each event. But the answer is that everything that I need for the event is in my car.
Do these work with any normal camera tripod with the standard screw? Is there any problems with the magnets over time, they become weaker?
Yes, it works with any tripods and no, the magnets are not going to get weaker. I use the magnets on my ArtProEasel as well
What is it made out of.? I have a Sienna one but its kind of heavy.
The palette box is so thin, when you close the lid, wouldn’t the lid touch the oil paint?
Not at all. It will if you squeeze too much of the paint. But got this size of the canvas you would normally get a small … relatively small amount of paint.
@openstudiod Great video really enjoying your presentation and thoroughness.
Curious have you had a chance to compare with the Edge pro gear pochades?
Not yet.. Edge equipment is too expensive with no reason.
I will do it only if they send me their easel for free to try
Not yet, it is just too expensive. I will do it only if they send me it for free to try
@@openstudiod yep agree it’s very expensive.
I can only see the wooden easels on their website….
It is wooden
Which one is lighter? The daytipper or the ugo?
U.go is lighter but also it is smaller
does not fit at all I understand this is a publicity stunt and squeeze out the paint and close this drawer and focus all the paint on the lid.
Michael, actually it fits perfectly fine, I just had a dry paint at the end that was stopping the palette to get inside the grooves. The palette is cut perfectly to fit.