KOH-I-NOORTOISON D'OR 8586 Artist's Soft Pastels (Pack of 48)

Nice set of pastels. Easy to work with. Blends nicely.

Although these are excellent quality, they are not actually soft pastels.These are much harder, with a higher proportion of binder.These are almost identical to Conte 'carre', that are more usually described as sketching crayons. They are easier to handle, but you can't get the same layering and blending as soft pastels.I needed some soft pastels to use with pastel pencils for a specific piece of work and ended up buying these, which was pretty annoying.Having said that, Conte carre usually cost around a quid each when bought in a set, so I'm not sure whether to return these or keep to use alongside my Contes.I did actually buy some proper 'extra soft' pastels from the same manufacturer in the end.

The pastels arrived in perfect condition, which was the one thing I was worried about after reading reviews of other makes that had arrived all broken. These are all packed in foam padding so were perfect. They are quite slim pastels but am hoping they will have high pigmentation so hope a little will go a long way.

These are fabulous soft pastels which I’ve used often. They add to and complement my other pastels. Now I just need a fixative that really works!

Relatively good hence good for serious beginners

My daughter has just completed her gcse final piece in these, nice soft quality pastels. Good selection of the basic colours.