Patent ID: 9180731
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B44D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An artist's medium support system configured for supporting one of a plurality of the artist's mediums to allow ease of work and transportation of the artist's medium, the support system comprising: a rectangular painting support board formed of a rigid material having a length and a width for accommodating a largest of the artist's mediums wherein each of the artist's mediums has a length, a width, and a thickness that differs from the other artist's mediums; a coating applied to the painting support board of a color such that the painting support board mimics the color of a frame into which the artist's medium may be mounted; a plurality of equally spaced lines placed on the surface of the painting support board to form a grid such that the artist is able to use the grid for approximating straight lines during painting, sketching or drawing and to gauge distance within a scene being painted, sketched or drawn during the painting, sketching, or drawing; a mahl stick comprising: an elongated stick of a length and thickness and of a substance for providing support for an artist's arm and brush while painting, sketching or drawing; a hook strip of a hook and loop system attached at one end of the mahl stick and covering an end tip of the mahl stick and a loop strip of the hook and loop fastener system adhered near the periphery of the painting support board for temporarily attaching the hook strip mounted to the mahl stick to the painting support board for aiding in supporting the artist's arm and brush while painting, sketching or drawing to avoid touching the surface of the artist's medium accidentally.