"r Box - using a cigar box as a palettePastels Go In which has Casey's suggestion for the minimum number of pastels needed for plein air pastellingI had a post In praise of my sketching chairs and many thanks to the people who took time out to comment and let us all know what they use as something to sit on when sketching.and finally.......Now you have read my post (ie there is a reason this come last" . . . .