Paint box

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under paint box (disambiguation) .

Boy with a paint box (French trading card around 1900)

A paint box is a mostly flat, lockable container for holding painting utensils such as oil and watercolors , brushes , palettes , etc. It is easy to transport thanks to a shoulder strap. The paint box was developed in the 19th century in the wake of open-air painting , as was the foldable field easel .

In connection with the professional art education is the common there canister with is in schools watercolors often referred to also as a paint box (see Deckfarbkasten ).