Prismacolor Premier Nupastel Firm Pastel Color Sticks, Adult Coloring, 48 Pack

These are high quality pastels that have brilliant colors and a quality feel.

Only a few pice a came broken when delivered but that’s not really an issue for me since I’m aware how easy it is for these to break (hint: don’t drop them) and they’re still usable. First time using these pastels for my figure drawing class, it’s a bit of work and definitely not a medium for everyone but the colors are vibrant and you can definitely do skin colors with the large variety of colors given in this set. I’m no expert in using these so my project came out in pretty bright colors , I don’t know if you can layer the colors to mute the colors more but overall I’m happy with the results. For good art supplies the price isn’t too bad but still a bit much. I was lucky and got these cheap by buying it on sale and with reward points for almost nothing at all. If your going to buy these full price at least be sure that this is the medium you like to work with, I would recommend the smaller pastel set but that set won’t work for making skin tones and all the colors are pretty bright. This one has more variety in colors that allow darker and muted shades to come through. Overall, prisma color makes pretty good art supplies so buying this brand isn’t a mistake though I guess very artist has their preference.

I'm an amateur artist, so I'm not sure how great these are for professionals, but for my purposes they're great. I use them predominantly for creating mono-print screen prints, and they work perfectly with clear base extender. The colors are bright, they can lay down fairly precise lines or wide swaths of color, the 48 count has a decent range of colors, & they work well & complement other mediums I use in the monoprints. I was lucky & none of my pastels were broken when they arrived. My only complaint is that one of the reds (either pale vermillion or crimson red, I can't remember) is not as smooth and is actually hard to get color from. However, I don't use a lot of red so it's not a huge issue for me since every other one works fine. For the price, I am more than happy.

Bought these recently because I wanted a large variety of colors and was quite frankly tired of the 30 mix and match colored pencils that gave me little artistic freedom, plus the brand variety gave me little consitency. I have used Primacolor in the past, and upon reading reviews decided to purchase this set of 150. I am not disappointed. The pigment is rich, and comes pretty smoothly. They are easy to work with in regards to pressure sensitivity. They also blend well if you know what you are doing. Some folks complained about the sharpening, and one review that I read recommended the "pro art" sharpener. I bought this as well and it worked beautifully. The sharpener doesn't take off much and leaves a nice tip when you wish to make fine lines.

I have been planning to buy a set of these for awhile now, so finally went for it. I do want to mention what sold me was the muted earth tone colors depicted in the photo for the product, because I like to use that range of colors for my life drawing sessions and loved the look of the set. Upon receiving the product, they are the standard set with the range of bright colors as depicted in other postings. This is not slight on the product, and I will still use them, but it would be most helpful to future buyers to have that muted photo replaced with a corrected version depicting the actual color range. Additionally, if Prismacolor reads these reviews, offering a full set of muted earth tone colors would be spectacular, so here's an opportunity to add to your lineup with a customer requested set.

Love the item! Bright colors exactly as expected. HOWEVER, the warehouse needs to ship these differently!! Six were broken into multiple pieces. No protection at all, came in a thin plastic envelope.

This is the biggest nupastel pack. It has sooo many colors. I wish I would have bought it for myself and not my 16 year old sister. Too much for a teenager with little nupastel experience. I personally love this brand, very affordable, and work great. This would be a good gift for a college student who is a new art major.

I didn’t expect a whole lot from had pastels but was pleasantly surprised. Totally different from soft pastels but really good for sketching.

6 broken sticks due to nonexistent protection when posting internationally. Annoying and could have been easily avoided. Only sent in thin plastic bag around the products cardboard tray. A layer of bubble wrap would have aided transit and reduce breakages.

Une découverte : un carré pastel qui allie la possibilité de faire des traits et des contours fins à un autre usage : travailler sur des surfaces en obtenant une belle profondeur de couleur.

Llegaron en la fecha programada y en perfectas condiciones

Prodotto favoloso!!!sono assolutamente meravigliosi!li consiglio a tutti,anche a chi è alle prime armi con questa tecnica...sono facilissimi da usare!!ottimi!

Delivered with no outer box. Shipping label applied on wrap so I couldn’t gift it. When I kept it for my own use, I noticed 6 of 48 pastel sticks were broken. Whoever received this would have been disappointed.