Soft Pastels for Artists - 80 Colors Square Chalk Soft Pastels Art Set in CARBON Box - Vibrant Pigments Art Kit for Painting, Drawing, Sketching, Hobbyist.

I want to preface my review by saying that I am new to pastels. I started working seriously with pan pastels on 1/1/26 (before that I was just using them to with polymer clay) and got curious about the stick soft pastels after watching several artists and ordered this set. I enjoy working with these more than the pan pastels. I find these to be rather smooth. I broke them in half to use them as I wanted to keep the labels so I know the color (which probably won't matter in the end). They came well packaged in a very lovely box that latches that has a color swatch so you can see the colors, numbers, and names. None came broken. They blend well and I really love all the different colors and shades. There are 18 greens, 20 blues, and 6 purples/magentas, which were the colors I was most interested in (yes, there are yellows, oranges, reds, browns, black, and white too). There are a wide selection of neutrals and values. My pic is using these pastels on 98 lb. Canson Mi-Tientes paper right after I got these in late January 2026. These soft pastels run about in the middle of the soft to hard spectrum - maybe a smidge more to the hard side of the line. In comparing them to other pastels I've tried...none really are the same type. I've used the Prismacolor Premier NuPastel but the NuPastels are firm while these are softer and they really serve 2 different purposes as far as I can tell. The Blicks I have tried are in between the NuPastels and these as far as softness/hardness. I can't really compare them to the pan pastels because, again, they work differently and have different application techniques. They are firmer than Sennelier extra soft. Artist Susan Jenkins reviewed them and recommended these as budget friendly quality pastels "for artists of any level." I think that $60 for 100 sticks that I like is a pretty good deal. Take my review as a total newbie as you like. Now go create something!

Awesome colors and love the size of these pastel sticks! First time using them and they are very nice for price!

I shopped in read reviews extensively wanting the largest number of colors with the best quality for the best price. This absolutely met the criteria and is a wonderful product, especially with the very nice wooden box case!

Beautiful colors. Great palette. Bright colors.

These square stick pastels are on the hard side. They do lay down nice color. I break them to get smaller piece to work with.

I am a professional pastel artist and teach a beginner pastel class. I purchased these pastels a few years ago when my journey began with this medium. The pastels are not soft, but hard, but are not the hardest out there. In my opinion, these are of professional quality (some tout they are student grade). Vibrant in richness of color and a good variety of shades from light to dark. I have used these to paint and finish pictures, winning a 1st place award with one. I use these to lay down the initial block in, and most of the layering. I do finish off with softer pastels. This latest purchase of pastels will be used by my students for a good and satisfying experience.

Great Item, We Love It

Well worth the price. Good quality soft pastels in a quality box at an amazingly low price. Wide range of colors with many gradations. It would be nice if the box had a handle on the outside for carrying purposes.

i budgeted for my set over 2 years and im simply delighted with the set on a whole and wonderful wooden case.

Llegaron antes de lo esperado, están hermosos, y excelente calidad