Hi @bdmillergallery thank you for your nice comment. I use only soft pastel both as sticks, they are from "Rembrant" to blend large spaces, as they are powdery. For fine details I use soft pastel pencils, I bought recently "Derwent" brand, they are very soft and also easy to blend. I prefer soft pastel to Oil one, as it is easy to control and if you do not like then using kneatable eraser you can pick up the pigment. I hope it is helpful.