Paul Rubens Artists Pastels, 72 Floral Colors, Soft Oil Pastel Set, Vibrant and Creamy, Art Supplies for Drawing and Coloring

Highly saturated pigments and so creamy! I love my oil pastels!

Una decepción, vienen empapados en aceite. No venia sellado el paquete.Nunca he visto pasteles al oil bañados en aceite. Cuando abrí ardieron los ojos.Todos sucios. En verdad una decepción. Cremosos si, colores bonitos también. Una mantequilla es mas dura que los pasteles éstos. La caja por dentro y los pasteles bañados en aceite. Porfuera rayada como si estuviera usada o vieja la caja Una lástima, precio altos para lo que viene. Sucios y caja vieja es la palabra.

I’ve been really happy with the quality of these oil pastels. Yes, some are “oily” but I also have senneliers that leech oil - just wipe it off and it’s fine. Comments about them not being opaque or creamy enough also don’t bother me as I also have senneliers that are the same - you just have to layer more. If you are wanting to give softer oil pastels a try this is a great kit to learn layering and blending with as they do this very well, and all without splashing out on the more exxy stuff. Colour fastness so far is fine, no crumbling after it dries. And they are nice and chunky so they don’t snap easily like my Pentel ones do. Down side to this kit is that the greens are too bright, but again, it’s a sea scape set, and that chunkiness makes it hard for fine details. They otherwise blend and work very well with all the other pastel brands I use, and work well with a palette knife for flowers etc. these pictures below were all made using the Paul Rubens kit + senneliers. Quality between the two are indistinguishable.

These are okay to use and practice with. I suspect the colors I received are slightly different from what was advertised. I couldn’t find a color palette with color names anywhere. So I made my own as pictured here (some info missing because I already used them and lost some info). The color names were different in format and language, as if they were just pulled together somewhat randomly. When I tried to compare with the nameless palette in product info, I couldn’t match them exactly. 20% of them were waxy and slippery, uneven with color pigments. Others were rich and even. On the positive side, they are slightly bigger than two other brands I bought. And they’re indeed soft and easy to use. Overall, I would recommend this brand. But I won’t buy this particular color mix. By the way, the box says Sea Scenery, not Landscape.

People have said these are smooth like lipstick. I'll take their word for it. They are definitely smooth and creamy. Blend excellently. Very pigmented. They almost feel delicate and you want to treat them with extra care and use them for those really special projects. Very good.