tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post8737429016152925670..comments2023-10-30T13:27:44.690-04:00Comments on Painting My World: Packing for a Plein Air Trip part 3....the PastelsKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-65635895917091598782015-05-26T10:19:01.759-04:002015-05-26T10:19:01.759-04:00Oh this is beautiful. Those Heilmans hold quite a ...Oh this is beautiful. Those Heilmans hold quite a lot! When you leave out the slotted foam the number of pastels or pieces goes way up. I've got about 275 pieces in a small Dakota Traveller and that is more unique pieces than the tray of 200 halves in my Winsor & Newton box.<br /><br />Even the single Heilmann sketchbox is a good assortment with plenty of tints and darks. I'm really tempted to save up for that someday to put together a field kit that's all in one. Like you I'm always redesigning how I carry plein air materials. <br /><br />Interesting that you don't organize by hue and value. Everyone's different. I take along small set boxes and sometimes work with a very minimal sketch palette like a dozen Winsor & Newton half sticks in a little cardboard box or the 36 Holbein half sticks box that fits in my vest pocket. <br /><br />I love color Conte for hard pastel sketching and pocket portability, the tiny skinny short sticks seem to last a lot longer than any others. However, they redesigned the case and when I replaced my 48 color set it went from a compact reasonably sturdy box that always went with me to a much wider unwieldy one with too thin slotted foam that distorts and makes it challenging just putting the sticks back wherever I put them. Any suggestions on how to carry hard pastel sticks in an easier, more compact way? <br /><br />I'm considering recycling a colored pencils tin as something to hold them, especially if I use a hinged one for it and add tape for a closure.robertsloan2arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598847116529877475noreply@blogger.com