Artecho Oil Pastels Set of 48 Colors, Soft Oil Pastels for Art Painting, Drawing, Blending, Art Supplies for Artists, Beginners, Students, Teachers (10 x 70 mm)

This set is a total bargain for the quality. The pastels are smooth, soft, and don’t crumble, which makes them a joy to work with. The black is perfect. But let's understand the white. I use the white for blending—it's not super opaque, which might be a downside if you're looking for bright white highlights, but it’s perfect for creating soft, pastel tones and subtle gradients. If you need a bold, pure white for strong highlights, you’ll probably want to pair this with another more opaque white pastel. But for blending and layering, this white delivers beautifully. For how I use it, it’s 5 stars all the way!

Sooo nice to work with. Before this I used cheaper ones (cray pas) that weren’t bad for the price but kind of frustrating to work with. These however are laid down so well, and layer amazing. The colors are bright and pastels are pretty large for an oil pastel. I feel the price was very fair from how nicely these work. I’m definitely going to enjoy these.

I've never used pastels before but found that they were fun to use and the colors were bold. Well worth the money for a beginner set.

First off, im a proffesional artist. Had many one man exsibits and work in mixed media. These are lovely pastels, they dont crumble, they dont break, even on hard surfices. they blend wonderful and are soft and maliable. Colors are vibrant and gorgeous. Layering is superb. Cant say enough positive things about this item. Will buy again.

Great set for a beginner like myself. Beautiful formula and easy to work with, and a great price for what you’re getting.

Although not a common brand name in oil pastels, these are my favorite. They are really reasonabley priced, but even if they were more expensive I would choose them over other brands, I have even purchased multiple times. I have used Paul Rueben, Selenier, Faber Castell, Pentel and others. I do enjoy the higher "quality" brands, but for some reason I go back to these all the time. When it comes to opacity and "sticking" to the paper, I just love them. The size is what you would expect, the wrapping is similar to mangy pastels. But I love the texture with these. There is just something special about this brand. They are soft but not too soft, not waxy. Blendability, durability of the stick. They dont break in your hand, unless you put too much pressure of course. They are smooth but not too smooth as selenier and paul reubens can be. I am not a professional artist, just enjoy it in my free time. I think this is an amazing brand to start with, for children, and for adults that could be more advanced and want a different experience than the really expensive brands. One more thing, the colors are phenominal. The variety in the bigger sets, but also in the smaller, is incredible. I can not say enough good things about them. I wish everyone knew this secret. One note, just so you know, they do have "crumbs" but nothing like the cheaper brands. I have been using them for over two years.

This a great set. The colors are vibrant, with lots of different shades and great quality for the price.

These are delightful. I bought them to complement my Mont Marte extra soft pastels which I absolutely love. I wanted something I could do details a bit more easily with but that was also quite blendable and decently soft. They exceeded my expectations. The color range is absolutely gorgeous and I really appreciate that they also do not have much of a smell because I’m sensitive to that. Overall really happy with these and cannot wait to use both sets together!