Ok, I wondered what to call this post and opted for the above. I want to know if the angle of the board on which the paper we paint on is just a matter of preference or does it have a real effect on style? I assume that if the paper is flat on a table then the technical aspects of painting will be different from paper on an easel at 80 degrees or more. Gravity will cause the water on the paper to behave differently. Most of the workspaces shown in the discussion created by Edo in Image Sharing a while ago seem to be flat or a gentle slope (30 degrees, one perhaps a little steeper. I go for around that and find it comfortable. I have seen several you tube watercolourists who I admire, with very different styles, painting at the near vertical. Work has to be much faster in order to cope with the troublesome effects of gravity but this creates a certain style that can be much more loose, and coping with the dribbles before they dry I am sure needs years of practice. So is the angle a determining factor in style or does the style one prefers determine this angle. Almost certainly chicken and egg, but I would like to have the opinion of those that paint at an 80 degrees angle.