For painters who prefer not to hold a palette while working, a taboret allows waist-height access to colors and mediums while leaving an extra hand free. A taboret is a short box, table or chest of drawers which stores supplies when not in use and provides working space next to the easel or drafting board. It should have wheels for moving supplies around the studio.

Artists working on large canvases often use a palette on a taboret due to the large amounts of paint they need to mix, which would be difficult to manage on a hand-held palette.

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