Guerrilla Painter 5 by 7 Pocket Box

Fantastic size. It is perfect for my watercolor setup. The size limits how much I take out with me, which is helpful. There is just enough space to fit 4 travel brushes, 2 fountain pens, a pencil, and 2 Pitt pens, a 6" ruler, a folding water reservoir, 2 small tins of watercolors, and a small Moleskine watercolor journal. I do wish the lid was complete without the open slot on the front. My larger Gorrilla boxes do not have this feature, so I was surprised and at first very disappointed upon seeing it. The opening is made to hold wet canvases, which I don't use as a watercolorist. However, it has not proved to be a problem thus far. The leather closure strap holds the journal in place. All small items must be kept in the storage space below. I covered the thumb hole with heavy paper, sized to fit the box, so nothing can fall out. Overall, it is the best box I have found to fit my particular needs and wants. It fits perfectly in my Timbuktu messenger bag.

Personally, I think this is a bit overpriced for something you might replace with a simple cigar box. But that being said, it's really inspired me to paint quite a bit more, so I've definitely gotten value out of it. And there are some clever features such as the sliding palette and the brackets to hold canvas boards.

If you are interested in painting on 5x7" canvas boards, this model is perfect. You can fit 3 of them in the box, and two of them can even be wet when you close it up! I usually paint on card stock instead, and just slip a few blanks in between my canvas boards. Under the sliding palette I fit: a couple pencils & sharpener, 12 small tubes of acrylic, a few small brushes, a small painting knife, and a small cloth.

I haven't tried using the thumb hole or the tripod screws on the bottom. I mainly use this box to paint in a cafe or fast food restaurant, and just set it down on the table. The whole thing is small enough that I don't feel outrageously conspicuous in such situations.

The only complaint I have about the physical product itself is that the lid can't be tightened firmly enough to hold it open at fixed angle. This surprised me, since the lid is intended to act as an easel and has a somewhat involved mechanism hold it open. Most of them time, I end up not using the back as an easel and just put my canvas or card stock flat on the table.

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This little box is great for travel. I have several pochade boxes, but none of them are self-contained like this one. Usually I have to carry a separate tote for paints and brushes, always feeling like I'm toting a ton of gear. For this box, I bought some water miscible oil paints so I don't have to carry solvents, some short-handled brushes, and a small mighty-mite brush washer. They all fit easily inside the box. It holds two 5x7 inch canvas panels. Although it can be fastened to a tripod, I'd prefer less equipment and instead sit it on my lap or on a table. I bought the carrying case and the whole setup is light enough that I can hike or ride my bicycle without feeling weighed down with equipment.

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I got this as a gift and I have really enjoyed using it. I like to travel light and while I have a small pochade box by Artwork Essentials (which is wonderful), this one can carry wet canvases and paint, brushes, pencil and small turp right under the lid. I use it on my lap and put a heavy piece of paper on the bottom of the box to keep things from falling out as there is a hole for a tripod mount which would defeat my purpose of small and fully portable in a bag. I added the extension palette which easily screws onto the right side of the box. I like having an extension palette as I can keep my brushes on that (there are holes to fit the handles in) and I when I clean my palette I put the extra paint there for a mix of good greys. I can also clip a medium cup to the extension which can not be done on the main part of the palette. I highly recommend getting this, however with the extension palette I can only keep one wet painting in the lid as the palette takes up the extra space that a second painting might take. The whole thing is very lightweight. The painting panel sits in landscape mode, but if I want to paint vertically I use clips to hold the painting in place and that seems to work fine. I keep some in the box along with short handled brushes, paint and pencil.

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This little pochade box is ideal. After looking for years, I have at last found one with a thumb hole in the base. Lightweight

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