Faber-Castel FC128248 Creative Studio Soft Pastel Crayons (48 Pack), Assorted

Lovely set! The colors are vibrant and blend well! Good quality.

It is the best soft pastels set for shading and background coloring! Color range is wide and it is sooo easy to use them! Recommend!

I like the variety of colors, and the mini size of the pastels did not bother me because I really wanted a sampler box. So for me, this set works. But be aware of the size; see my photo that shows the box with a quarter on top of the pastel sticks in the top left corner for scale. The issue I had immediately was when I swatched out a deep blue on gray-toned paper, and the pastel wouldn't blend out. See bottom right corner of swatch paper photos. I then chipped off some blue dust from the same pastel, sprinkled it on the paper, and then blended. This worked fine and blended out well. See top right on paper in photos. I haven't swatched all colors yet, but I suspect others will cause me the same concern.

I love chalks aka soft pastels. Found some great blenders that have a brush like tip. Also great. Would recommend for backround coloring in adult coloring books.

These are great but for the love of all that is good people don’t use these on cheap paper!My first attempt was on strathmore 400 series pastel paper and what a waste of these beautiful pastels! My second attempt was on the uart 600 sanded paper and wow what a huge improvement!!! High quality pastels need high quality paper

I was thinking these were more along the line of half-sticks but they actually are mini, really. Other than that, I've only scribbled on a page with them so far, but the colors are vibrant and beautiful. I was really checking for that coating another reviewer described and there are clearly soft pastels--they go on smooth. One did break the minute I put it to the page, but I look at this as me testing the product prior to ordering a larger set and let's face it, I'm gonna break more before the week is out. I've attached pics of the scribbles, but also comparison pics of a regular chalk pastel, a half-stick and one of these.

Good quality, great colors. I love painting with them. Good value for the money.

I'm a pastel junkie and a professional artist. I didn't know that they would be so tiny, but the price is reasonable. They perform like hard pastels or chalk pastels. The 48 colors are bright and are great for beginners. I already own expensive pastel sets and I needed a less expensive brand to practice rough sketches or linear work. I would've love to see them longer like traditional pastels, but Faber Castell's Soft Pastel Set is fun to experiment with!