MONT MARTE Extra Soft Oil Pastels Macaron Hues Premium 26pc, Assorted Pastel & Metallic Colors, Vibrant, Buttery, Versatile Art Pastels for Blending, layering & Shading, Coloring, Sketching

These are so soft and blendable, and the colour arrangements are beautiful and strong. Pastels are the most fun because there's no paint to mix, or wait to dry, or to clean up. They are affordable and last a long time (if you're not doing large area backgrounds). Bought more sets, I love the extra whites in some sets, and sold separately.

I’m a relative newbie to the world of oil pastels and have experimented with various brands. I would say these extra softs are similar to Paul Rubens but I find them more consistent, all the colours cover and blend well. They spread easily for backgrounds. I bought the set of 36 which contains 3 whites which is very useful. They are very soft but not difficult to use at all and I don’t see why they wouldn’t be suitable for beginners, especially at such a reasonable price. I’ve since gone back and ordered the two smaller sets of more subtle colours to complement my original set. Beautifully boxed too so would make a great gift. Really pleased with them.

I'm not overly familiar with oil pastels but wanted to experiment with them. A good selection and a reasonable price were my main considerations and this set for the bill perfectly. They are nice and soft to apply and there are a good range of colours in the set. They seem to blend reasonably well and I really like that there is a colour chart inside the lid although the actual shades will vary slightly depending on the surface you apply them to.

These oil pastels are so nice and soft. They blend really nicely and so easily too. Compared to other oil pastels I have tried these oil pastels are by far my favourite! I recommend these oil pastels as all you need to blend is a finger. This pack comes with 4 white oil pastels which I thought was great, especially if you use a white pastel quite often. Nice stunning shades of different colours. I can't wait to use these at art class and see how my first picture will turn out. I haven't used oil pastels before but for a beginner I think these would be the best for me and for anyone else looking to try it too.

Found these for my use very good. Softer colour s than others I have. Good price.

These arrived promptly and well packaged/intact {good quality cardboard box/foam pads between two pull out layers} and feel and look more expensive than they were. {please ignore the drum sticks on the photo!} Super soft and very close to Sennelier's oil pastels {not quite as smooth but near as damn it!} Not so sure regards light fastness but would expect some to be fugitive like some are but for my needs {commercial} they're fine. There is a little 'pilling' I suspect due the wax to oil ratio or quality and pigment type. I can't imagine that the pigments would be super fine given the price and possibly part of the reason but a quick dab with a cotton bud and they lift {or smooth with the sparest amount of baby oil.}I've used them with the Sennelier and they blend perfectly well, nice soft and buttery. They're opaque and mark making is versatile, going on thickly or light they equally adhere to the surface without oil residue {Arches watercolour hot press and cheap 'sugar' paper in the samples given.} So for a mid to artist quality range I would highly recommend especially if money is the object, these are great value. {great colour range too including the Macaroon and naturals with the vibrants in one box....} what's not to like?

The 120 piece pack arrived today and the colors are beautiful. I first ordered a 26 piece pack (Natural hues) to test out the brand, and also myself as I started painting this year. I find it such a joy to use Mont Marte! I even tested out some colors from that very famous oil pastel brand that Picasso used and I was not as impressed, and they are so expensive! Mont Marte is very soft, glides so easily, blends easily and the colors are bright. I already repurchased as this is the brand that made me fall in love with this medium.

Lovely texture soft and easy to use. Great for skin tone