High pastel prices

[Mike McCarty]

but had been wondering how you all get those fine details with those thick sticks

I use various sized tortillions, or stumps as they are sometimes called, when the clunky chunks of pastel or charcoal just won't do. Those rolled up pieces of paper can come down to a pretty fine point. I take the color stick in one hand and the tort in the other and I rub the tort into, onto, the pigment. I then apply the pigment to the surface with the tort. You can take it down to a pretty fine detail using this method. As I move out to less detail I go back to the direct application.