A painting frame for forming a border on a painting having an opening defining an image area of the painting, a lower frame hingedly attached to the upper frame forming a support structure for the painting, a gasket attached to a perimeter of the opening in the upper frame for forming a seal for the image area of the painting and clamps for attaching the upper frame and the lower frame to create a liquid proof seal for the gasket.

A painting frame for forming a border on a painting having an opening defining an image area of the painting, a lower frame hingedly attached to the upper frame forming a support structure for the painting, a gasket attached to a perimeter of the opening in the upper frame for forming a seal for the image area of the painting and clamps for attaching the upper frame and the lower frame to create a liquid proof seal for the gasket.

A paint palette system for holding and dispersing paint wherein the a painter can pour paint into a low profile receptacle for later removal with a paintbrush or like tool, wherein a disposed and removable paint retaining fabric retains the paint in a drip-less and mess free fashion wherein paint can be transported and stored in an improved manner allowing for a faster and more efficient painting effort.

A paint palette system for holding and dispersing paint wherein the a painter can pour paint into a low profile receptacle for later removal with a paintbrush or like tool, wherein a disposed and removable paint retaining fabric retains the paint in a drip-less and mess free fashion wherein paint can be transported and stored in an improved manner allowing for a faster and more efficient painting effort.

A paint tube bib has an upper surface that is a pallette, and an opening therethrough. The underside of the paint tube bib has three prongs that allow the paint tube bib to be disposed atop the neck of a paint tube such that the prong secure the paint tube bib therein. The upper surface serves as a pallette which also protects the neck from paint, and thereby allows a cap to be replaced on the neck when the pallette is removed, so that the neck can be secured in air tight engagement on the neck, thereby protecting the contents of the paint tube. The paint tube bib is preferably very thin, like the acetate of a bubble pack. A first raised ridge surrounds the outer periphery of the upper surface, and a second raised ridge surrounds the opening.

A paint tube bib has an upper surface that is a pallette, and an opening therethrough. The underside of the paint tube bib has three prongs that allow the paint tube bib to be disposed atop the neck of a paint tube such that the prong secure the paint tube bib therein. The upper surface serves as a pallette which also protects the neck from paint, and thereby allows a cap to be replaced on the neck when the pallette is removed, so that the neck can be secured in air tight engagement on the neck, thereby protecting the contents of the paint tube. The paint tube bib is preferably very thin, like the acetate of a bubble pack. A first raised ridge surrounds the outer periphery of the upper surface, and a second raised ridge surrounds the opening.

A paint palette mounting system comprising a docking portion (31) and a paint box (10), configurable to a paint palette. The system includes a first half (32) of a coupling feature at the docking portion for coupling with a second half (14) of the coupling feature located on the paint box/palette. The coupling feature is preferably comprised of complimentary stadium-shaped parts, with chamfered edges (37), that are separable by a twisting motion. The parts are held together by magnetic connections and/or a mechanical fixing element. The paint box/palette includes several overlapping lids (11, 18, 19) that unfold to provide paint mixing surfaces (17).

A paint palette mounting system comprising a docking portion (31) and a paint box (10), configurable to a paint palette. The system includes a first half (32) of a coupling feature at the docking portion for coupling with a second half (14) of the coupling feature located on the paint box/palette. The coupling feature is preferably comprised of complimentary stadium-shaped parts, with chamfered edges (37), that are separable by a twisting motion. The parts are held together by magnetic connections and/or a mechanical fixing element. The paint box/palette includes several overlapping lids (11, 18, 19) that unfold to provide paint mixing surfaces (17).

An artists' brush storage and protection device includes a storage unit having a plurality of storage compartments, each of the storage compartments including a cover with a paint well below the cover, the paint well defined in part by upstanding walls, an exterior one of the upstanding walls defining a recess with a resilient sealing member disposed therein. Each of the covers may be opened permitting access to the paint well or closed against the upstanding walls of the paint well and the sealing member. The storage unit may further include drawer slides and a palette slidable on the drawer slides relative to the storage unit to reveal or conceal the palette. When bristles of a paint brush are placed in the paint well, its handle rests upon the resilient sealing member which compresses around the handle when the cover is closed to provide a substantially air-tight seal.

An artists' brush storage and protection device includes a storage unit having a plurality of storage compartments, each of the storage compartments including a cover with a paint well below the cover, the paint well defined in part by upstanding walls, an exterior one of the upstanding walls defining a recess with a resilient sealing member disposed therein. Each of the covers may be opened permitting access to the paint well or closed against the upstanding walls of the paint well and the sealing member. The storage unit may further include drawer slides and a palette slidable on the drawer slides relative to the storage unit to reveal or conceal the palette. When bristles of a paint brush are placed in the paint well, its handle rests upon the resilient sealing member which compresses around the handle when the cover is closed to provide a substantially air-tight seal.