Traveling with Pastels 

I have the same materials. However I am looking for a sturdier tripod as an upgrade. Very helpful! Thanks, Alain! Be well

Great information, appreciate you showing actually how it is setup. I have a Sienna Plein air box that isn't working too well (even with additional foam) so now I will purchase this.

Thank you Alan. Seeing how everything is put together is very helpful.

This is perfect, thank you! I'm going to my first international workshop this September, and I only started painting with pastels about a month ago. Really appreciate you, and love your work! Hope to take one of your workshops soon.

You have definitely done this more than once! Great kit and even greater advice! I have traveled with watercolors before but this is an amazing travel kit and would even work with other supplies! Thanks and keep up these fantastic videos!

Yay. I’m going on a cruise to Alaska. I can’t afford to buy all those things at once, but it gives me very good ideas of things to bring. I’m talking about airplane travel an d a ship. We shall see. I’m also starting to use Pan Pastels, perhaps they can be included. Let’s see, Pan Pastels, soft, hard and Pencils. Yikes. Gotta do some serious planning. Maybe just use my phone eh?

Thank you so much for this video. Really very helpful. I really want to give pastels a try!

Thank you Alain. Enjoy your trip.

Thank you. These were big questions now solved!

Thank you and safe travels

So helpful! Thank you. I went on a missions trip recently to Germany and just threw hard pastels in my bag along with my pastel supports. I had to purchase a plywood board at a hardware store once there as my backing board and used a music stand as my easel. Makeshift but it worked! I can see how something like this would be so efficient in the future. Except I do not like working small so I bring the biggest supports that I can fit in my checkin luggage.

Such a nice guy!

Thank you so much, Alain!

Fantastic! Thank you.

Cool!!

Very helpful!

Hi. Do you sharpen your hard pastels either a metal blade?

Thank you for the detailed explanation, seeing it being unpacked is so much more helpfull. Do the clear envelopes not lift up the pastel (with static)?

Thank You Alan, I am getting ready to attend Plein Aire Convention in Colorado in May of 2020. Your video is so helpful because we are traveling on Amtrak so I want to keep it simple plus I am now at an age I don't want to deal with anything heavy to carry. Just have one question, not so earth shaking but what size did you cut your backing boards and are they foam-board or gator-board?

Do you think I could use gift wrap tissue to protect any pieces I make? Even if it doesn't work for softer pastels, do you think it would work for hard to medium pastels? Thanks!

Thanks so much Alan! I ha e a couple questions since this video was made a little while ago: is this still the Heiman box you like best? And is this the same tripod you still prefer? And lastly does the heilman easel generally stay stable enough in a bit of wind?

I wish i can follow a workshop. You sud cam to the Netherlands?

Question for you: where do you put your browns? Sienna and so on. Looking at the box here, it looks like they are with the oranges. Is that right? Thanks so much.

Where can I find the quick release plate for my Heilman Backpack box?

where do you get that box specifically ? link please?

Hi there. I commented earlier but I have a question: I am trying to buy the tripod you mention but MeFoto has 5 Roadtrip versions. Is there any chance you could give a link to it? Is there any way to give you credit for the sale? I'm going to splurge and go for the lightweight carbon one I think. Take care and God bless.

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