[Jimmie Arroyo]

I did get the chance to try them last night after all. I had noticed it was only 12:30am and figured I can at least put in one hour. The few I used went on nicely and look good, very rich.

The trays are actually the reverse side of frames from IKEA. They are deep enough to stack without touching the pastels. I'm not keeping them as I still need to eventually use the frames, but it gave me an idea on building my own if I ever needed them.

He was pulling out drawer by drawer (eye candy), wish I could have one of each, but I was bummed out at the very few reds that were available. He was almost completely out of reds and oranges. I was unaware at how few reds were made to begin with. He said he mainly carries reds in the rose family because the more beautiful pure red powders turn to 'concrete' when made into a pastel stick. He advised to buy the red powdered pigment and brush or smudge on the color.

I will keep you guys posted on my results with them, and can't wait to start my next one where my model is wearing a purple sweater.