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(More customer reviews)When I was new in art school, I bought this board as well as other boards sold in art supply stores that typically have an opening for carrying the board and clamps. The opening is helpful if you intend to take it from home to class. Otherwise, the design proved to be an inconvenience in use.
The opening and the clamps take up valuable space, making the actual sheet it accommodates smaller than 26 in. It is a big deal to artists who want to maximize their drawing size on a sheet and don't want trim the sheet to accommodate the board. The clamps even become a pain if you want to use it with a big pad of news print to do life drawings, because you need to flip the pages quickly when the pose changes.
A better and cheaper option is to buy a medium density fiberboard in Home Depot or other similar stores. It is made of the same material. It comes in at much bigger size. Then have the store cut it to the size you want. Often you can get a few boards with different sizes out of one board. All of my art friends quickly switched to this approach once they figured that they needed more drawing boards.
To use the DIY board, artists typically tape the paper to the board with painter's tape tape carried by Home Depot alike. (masking tape is not advisable as it has stronger glue, is difficult to take off and will destroy the sheet after it is left on for too long.) Or you can get two clamps and use them instead of tape. It is also advisable to tape 1-2 sheet of newsprint paper underneath the drawing sheet to make the support a bit softer.
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Alvin SB2326 Artist Portable Drawing Sketch Board 23-1/2 x 26 Sketching Clipboard, Extra-rigid 4 mm-thick tempered Masonite, Cutout carry handle with smooth edges, Two firm spring clips for holding big pads, Included Rubber Band holds paper securely in place, UPC 0-88354-06145-8
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