What a Brilliant little box this is! I recieved it in 2 days, thank you Amazon. The box is well designed and tacked up well. All the hardware is aligned, nothing missing, drawer works fine, I even see signs of glue use during assembly. So far I find the reviews that addressed the above items with noted defects to be inaccurate for my item. I really like this box easle, the size is 10 inches by 13 inches and it is perfict for table, desk, floor or lap. I have made a great purchase and I will buy a second one for my child at a great price from this seller.

I really like this product. It works for my budget and the size of the drawer is great for the brushes and the tiny tubes of paint I got. (It would hold larger sizes, though.) It's easy to set up. The drawer did not stick. The whole thing worked perfectly. You might want to put it on the table (I sit on the floor when I paint) because it is small.

I noticed someone asked a question about the lowest angle of the easel. I saw nowhere to upload a picture for that person, and this offers me the option, so I am posting four pictures I took a few minutes ago, showing each angle for those interested.

I love this product. I use it for my college textbook, which as we know, are very large and HEAVY. My neck had been hurting from constantly looking down at my book. I was looking at book stands, but they all looked like cheap plastic that would break under the weight of my textbook. This easel holds the book upright. I feel like it's secure enough, but just in case it breaks after excessive use, since it's made of wood I think my husband will be able to fix it. It has a handle, but I won't be carrying it around. I love the drawer. It holds all my pencils, highlighters, post it notes, ect. They should really market this to college students. See attached pictures.

I wanted something cheap because I'm new to painting. I thought I'd read it would be ok with a 16 x 20 canvas. When I put the canvas on it, I thought that the corners of the easel would indent the canvas so I wasn't going to use it. Then I decided to get a piece of plywood about that size to put behind it. Worked great. I didn't have any scrap plywood laying around so I just went to the hardware store and they actually had a piece that was nearly the exact size so I bought it for $3.50 and it was perfect. I did my first painting last night following a youtube video for 2-1/2 hours and I thought it worked fine. I won't probably use the drawer so that's not a concern for me, it seems ok though. I sprayed the pallet with gloss sealer but didn't use it. All in all, I thought it was great for the price. I would have said 5 stars and probably should have since I knew it was going to be smaller.

I've been wanting a desk easel for a while, pretty much ever since I realised I was aggravating my back issues from slouching when I draw. Once I got it, I wanted to try starting a watercolor painting of Espeon (from Pokemon) from start to finish to see how it'd turn out.

Verdict: This desk easel is pretty good for the price, but it's not 100% perfect. It's GREAT to sketch on, since the surface is more like a drawing board than an easel, and it fits both my 8.5 x 5.5 inch and my 12 x 9 inch sketchbooks perfectly. (I draw pretty small, heh"¦) I'm not super crazy about inking on it, BUT that might be something I'll have to get used to with more practice.

It is terrible for watercolors. Since there are only 4 notches you can use to adjust it, the angle is still fairly high and the paint drips downwards. I am very tempted to try to cut a fifth notch, but I'm terrified of cutting my fingers off"¦

The drawer underneath is okay. It fits pens fairly well, but it's not very deep so don't expect to put anything particularly thick in there. (My watercolor set is only 1.125 inches high, and it is too tall to fit in the drawer.)

The best part is that my back doesn't hurt at all, yay!