{"id":986,"date":"2014-08-04T17:51:48","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T00:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/?p=986"},"modified":"2014-08-04T17:51:48","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T00:51:48","slug":"new-lap-board-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/new-lap-board-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"New Lap Board Setup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday I simplified my watercolor lap board setup. Previously I had a water container holder made out of card stock and I used a bulldog clip to attach my Altoids palette to the board. I also used the handles of the clips to hold my brush and pencil.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_985\" style=\"width: 283px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/image.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-985\" data-attachment-id=\"985\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/new-lap-board-setup\/image-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/image.jpg?fit=1037%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1037,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"New Setup\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;New lap board setup&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New lap board setup&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/image.jpg?fit=518%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-985\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/image.jpg?resize=273%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"New lap board setup\" width=\"273\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/image.jpg?resize=273%2C540&amp;ssl=1 273w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/image.jpg?resize=518%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 518w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/image.jpg?w=1037&amp;ssl=1 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New lap board setup<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I modified the board by drilling three holes &#8211; one to hold the water container, one for the brush and one for the pencil. I also taped a business card sized magnetic sheet to the board to hold the Altoids palette.<\/p>\n<p>This is a much simpler solution. There is less to carry and it takes less time to setup and put away.<\/p>\n<p>Jim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday I simplified my watercolor lap board setup. Previously I had a water container holder made out of card stock and I used a bulldog clip to attach my Altoids palette to the board. I also used the handles of the clips to hold my brush and pencil. 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