The Color Wheel Company 7002 View Catcher, 1pack, Multicolor

Perfect for plein air and that value color matching hole is a great tool for artists. It’s compact, great quality doesn’t warp or bend and seems to hold up to high temps when left in the car. Other brands may be cheaper but they are also made of a lighter weaker plastic material from china. Aren’t as perfectly smooth to pull the slide in and out. The Amazon photos are accurate and don’t need to post a photo of it.

Nice “view finder” to help you decide on the best composition. It also has a dot to help with hues. Very lightweight and compact. Sturdy.

This view finder seems to be well made and works as described.

Makes capturing and simplifying a scene for drawing and painting easier, especially for beginners.Adjustable to common paper size in inches.Note - the view opening is open, just my phone-camera was focusing on the View Catcher and not the flowers.Adjustable to common paper sizes.Am already using! Delivered promptly from vendor.

This View Catcher is made of lightweight, yet sturdy, plastic and is the ideal neutral grey for color matching/identifying. It has a small round opening that helps you in seeing true color and making accurate value judgments.I find it to be a very handy tool while painting landscapes outside. It seems to be durable and it easily fits in a pocket, pochade, or can even be hung from a cord around your neck for ease of use. It opens both horizontally and vertically to allow you to frame the best composition, either as a square or rectangle. If choosing a rectangular composition, it helps you to determine whether a vertical or horizontal layout works best. With it, you can view your intended subject matter without the distraction of surrounding elements.The only real issue I have with it is that it's quite small (3.5" x 3.5"); so I do still occasionally use my larger homemade one. I'm also finding that the numbers can be a bit difficult to read on it in certain outdoor lighting; but otherwise it helps get the job done.

This little tool is AWESOME. It is marked for the various sized papers to help you construct the best composition. The mid range grey helps w values - and there are peepholes to help you get there. I now have 2!

Great tool for artists to focus areas, crop, and color match. I have used this prior to starting a piece to line up a great scene, during for color match and focal areas and afterwards to provide a great preview for cropping and matting.

This is the second ViewCatcher I own and I bought the second one to keep in my main camera bag. I use it very often to help find the composition of a photo without having to swing up my camera. I also use it to find the best ratio for the photo, whether it is a 12 x 16, 8 x 10, 8 x 12, 9 x 12, 11 x 14, or 1 x 1. Note that all of these ratios can be reduced, except for the 1 x 1. So, a 12 x 16 is the ratio of 3 x 4 and an 8 x 10 is a 4 x 5, etc. This ViewCatcher is being promoted by Michael Scott on YouTube and his channel name is ScottymanPhoto. If you're interested in watching him talk about the Viewcatcher, the video title is "3 Pieces of Landscape Photography Gear I Can't Live Without | Tips You Can Use". The ViewCatcher is made of extremely durable plastic and will last a long time. I know it will last because I've had my first one for many years and it is as good today as it was the day I bought it. I also like that it has a hole designed in one corner to make it easy to put it on a lanyard so it can hang around my neck while I'm working.