HonsellGallery Artists' Handmade Soft Pastel, Colourful, 100er

I've wanted to try handmade soft pastels for so long but the price always made me pause. I know myself and if I brought pastels that were really expensive I never would have used them. I would have saved them for the right project or waited until my skills were on par with the quality of the pastels. Which is a waste, what's the point of buying art supplies if they're too precious to use. So when I saw these hand-rolled Artist quality pastels in a youtube video I knew I had to try them. These pastels are affordable, there is nothing cheap about them!I've worked with oil pastels and machine-made soft pastels. These pastels are easy to blend and buttery soft. The color applies smoothly to the paper they're very easy to work with. The color is vibrant and the pastels are highly pigmented. I didn't get a lot of dust and when I opened my sketchbook the next day the transfer on the opposite page was minimal. I haven't used any other brands but these pastels behave exactly as I hoped and expected handmade pastels would. I cannot say enough good things about Mungyo Gallery. I'm going to buy their artist oil pastels next. If you're on the fence, I'd suggest you go ahead and buy them. I'm so happy I did. The set of 30 is a good amount but if you can afford a larger set go for it. I wish there was a bit more color variation, two of the reds are very close in tone to one another. This would be fine but in a set of 30 every pastel counts and if your color isn't dark enough there isn't much you can do. And an extra white would have been nice. But since you can buy these pastels individually I'm not too pressed about that. The color chart in the manual is a helpful tool if you do want to add to your set. You can see which colors come in each set and which colors you're missing.

I have several different brands of soft pastels and wanted something similar to my Sennelier sets. I needed something more affordable so that I can use them regularly without worrying about the cost. I tend to use Faber and Rembrandt most often as well as Nupastels. I am absolutely loving these mungyo/Honsell hand made soft pastels. They blend nicely with other soft pastels and pastel pencils. I’ve tried them on different surfaces/brands of pastel paper, pastel-mat, mixed media, watercolor paper and ampersand pastel board, as well as my own hand made pastel paper with wonderful results. I have recently purchased my second set of 30. This set has beautiful colors and is very affordable. They are similar in softness to Sennelier but not as brittle or dusty. The texture is smooth and creamy so blending with your fingers is pleasantly satisfying. I can’t say enough about the exceptional quality and color selection. These are quickly becoming my favorite. The price jump of the 60 piece set and up was shocking but now I understand why. These are professional artist quality pastels with budget friendly options.

Smooth like butter. The colors are as vibrant as more expensive brands. Would definitely recommend to everyone (beginners and professionals) and definitely buy again considering the price.

These are a great value for the buck. The colors are fantastic but these are in between a hard and soft pastel. They are rather gritty too. If you're on a budget these will work but I'd suggest using a better sanded pastel paper such as Uart or Pastel Mat by Sennelier. Any cheaper paper will leave you frustrated.

I was very pleased at the texture, the softness, the pigments of these Pastels. The very best, professional pastels can't be beat. They are like creamy color on your substrate and you will pay top dollar for that effect. I wasn't sure these would stand up. But I am pleasantly surprised. Are there better, pastels..? yes... will you suffer in quality if you use these? I don't think so. these pastels are very, very nice. I will use them and I will purchase them again. The price is great! They come is a lovely box that supports these fragile art pigments. Love it so far.

These Pastels are Wonderful, after reading many reviews I narrowed it down and purchased these. They are beautiful saturated colors, smooth and buttery and fit nicely in your hand while creating, they are amazing...

I opened the box and was happy to see the pastels. Iñ the past I bought some inexpensive pastels. I tried to use them but they didn't seem to work the best. When I got this box and they were easy to use. These pastels are soft, smooth, blend easy, and I am so happy that I would try these pastels.

Recently I was gifted enough money to purchase a variety of pastels- and can experiment without guilt ! This is the most beautifully packaged set of pastels I've seen. The colors are brilliant and handrolled sticks are a generous size. Now that I've tried these I place them just below Sennelier and above SoHo Urban. I am very very pleased-the pigment is brilliant and does not crumble (although I love that in other pastels). They are priced very reasonably. I highly recommend Mungyo Gallery Handmade Pastels as an essential part of anyone's pallet - You will not be disappointed!!!!!!

Love these! They’re soft, pigmented and just all round great pastels. And the price is really good for the quality.

Der Härtegrad dieser Softpastells liegt zwischen Sennelier (softer) und Rembrandt (härter). Die Farbauswahl und Abstufungen der Töne ist ausreichend für Landscape aber Portrait vlt. etwas zu wenig im Rot-braun bereich. Aber dafür gibt es eigene Sets. alles in allem muss man sich erst damit einarbeiten, so wie bei den anderen Herstellern auch.

Les pastels sont très bien, je suis satisfaite du produit. Cependant la boîte était dans un état déplorable, sale et dégoûtant !!! J'attendais plus de professionnalisme de la part d'Amazon. On dirait que le produit avait déjà été ouvert. Très déçue !

Fantastic soft pastels for the price. I love them. They're lovely and buttery to use a beautiful selection of colours and are as good as most of the top brand sof pastels that are double the price of these. I will definitely purchase them again.

Buena calidad de estos pasteles hechos a mano, trabajo con varias marcas mucho más caras, pues me dedico al retrato fundamentalmente. Recomendable relación calidad-precio.