Sennelier Extra Soft Blue Pastel Set of 24 - Introductory

This set has brilliant colour selection. There is no dire need of any other hues you might need except a few shades of violet or purple. In fact violets are not very light-fast & so sennelier must have not included many of these violets in this set.When you rub a finger across a pastel, you get a heavy pigment load. I recommend you purchase half sticks as there is no need to break them further(ofcourse this is a personal preference). You also get the full worth out of half sticks. Sennelier half sticks in soft pastel are exceptionally high quality. This set also contains a good collection of darks, brown's & light colour hues.Make sure you also use the right surface to get the best results.The price of these half sticks at Rs 9999/- is a very competitive one. Highly recommended !

Good one

The best soft pastel on market pro level for artist the colors are just alive....good job by seller too.

Even if I were Hitler, I must stopped the World War and just started painting.If you love to paint, please don't hesitate to buy these products of professional grade.Thanks Amazon for helping me to have those colours.If you hate to do painting those can trun you to love to play with colour.

Few colors are very brittle . Overall quality is good...

awesome colors after applying its look like oil paintshad use many brandsafter using this think so srry i cn’t makit 2dy no class need to try anyit’s super softafter fixative not even changing anything awesome 👏

I like these but I have just started with soft pastel, I have nothing to compare with.

Excellent quality soft pastel.

This 120 ct Paris set, has a high quality to the product. Not all of the colors have the same softness. I have had about six crumble with the slightest of pressure, while I was swatching colors. I am a beginner and have tried the Mungyo Inspiration set that many have started with, as well. Mungyo is a solid beginner’s set, but this is a higher quality product. Learning to layer pastels is the challenge and having incredibly soft pastels as well as hard is important. Instead of this set, I would recommend the Mungyo and Rembrandt for medium hardness. I don’t regret buying this set, it really gave me a lot of neutrals that I needed. After buying these don’t buy a higher quality product until you learn how to use them better.

I am very new to pastels, and don't really have anything to compare them with. However, I am a watercolor artist, and Sennelier is a very well-known, higher quality product in the art world, so I thought I would give these a try. I didn't want a cheap set because, as a beginner, I didn't want to give up in frustration with a cheap set. These seemed to fit the bill, and do very well. I use them in my watercolor paintings, and they are amazing as an overlayer, and to add accents an small details. Some are softer than others, and some are quite hard, depending on the color.Why 4 stars? None of these are labeled, so if I want to buy individual sticks, I have no way of knowing which colors I need to buy if I run out, or, if I want to buy some I currently do not own. Plus, because they are not labeled, you can't use the labeled part as you paint, to help not get as much dust on your hands. All of this is not a deal killer, but it is something I will keep in mind when/if I shop for other pastels.

A bit messy, make sure if your working on an easel that you put something under if it’s on carpet floor. It will mark the carpet. Otherwise they are gorgeous colours and great texture. If small bits fall off I still keep them as you can use them on bigger areas to smudge in.

The colour selection is excellent. I nearly always find the colour I’m looking for in this set. The vibrant hues, the buttery texture of most of them, make this set a must have for all pastel painters. I’m in love with mine.Nothing compares to the feeling of painting on good quality paper with these soft pastels. It's something all pastel art lovers should experience.

I found these a good selection of colours for landscape. They are rich in pigment and soft but not brittle. they look good enough to eat.