RembrandtProfessional Soft Pastel Set General Colour Selection | 30 Half Pastels

Blend well, good colour range, good starter soft pastel set.

Great quality. Perfect size and beautiful colours.

As a keen amateur, I had tried oil and soft pastels in the past but found both mediums-compared to my usual oil and watercolours, uninspiring. I wanted a medium that was portable and easy to work with so after recently watching oodles of YouTube tutorials, I was inspired to give soft pastels another try. From the recommended soft pastel brands suggested in the tutorials, these Rembrandt soft pastels fitted into my budget. The box of 1/2 sized pastels arrived well packed. The set has a good range of colours for begginers, while the pastels are not overly soft/crumbly, instead they do blend beautifully-depending on the the pastel paper you are using. I was surprised to find that the ultimate outcome depended not only on the quality of pastels but also the paper you choose. As good quality art media is expensive, and even as beginners we aim for the best results, the types and ranges of pastels are as varied as pastel pads and blocks therefore, I would highly recommend researching the fit between pastels and papers before purchasing. I found these soft pastels work beautifully with Clairefontaine's Pastelmat pastel pad but not as well with the Fabriano Tiziano pastel pad.

Exceeded my expectations as larger than I was expecting. Good price for an excellent product. Highly pigmented. Previously paid quite a price for just one stick in an art shop.

Well protected soft pastels so no breakages. The colours look good for a basic 'starter' set and are soft enough for anyone other than, perhaps, professionals. Very good indeed for amateurs and students. Very pleased with this box.

My friend had a set of these and I had to get a set myself after trying them. They do not leave a messy residue on your hands like my original cheaper set did. I should have gone for bigger set of colours but I love the choice that is available in this set and would definitely buy more from this range.

These are labelled as soft, but they a firm as opposed to the really soft brand sennelier.I daresay they will last longer though!Great saturation of Pigment and good value for money.

Have to say that some pastels were broken in delivery despite being well packaged, but I think this might always be a risk with fragile chalk sticks. I didn't return them because I was keen to use them and to be honest any smaller pieces were good for fine detail. The colours are lovely and they blend well. There is a lot of dust but I expected that with soft pastels. Would have preferred them to have arrived in tact but still love them.