Savoir-Faire Sennelier Soft Pastels Half Stick Set 30/Pkg-Landscape

I love everything Sennelier. These are so nice to work with. Now i am spoiled.

Buttery soft! I LOVE them! What a huge difference from the ones I was using!

Sent them to my brother who is an artist who has ventured into pastel a couple years ago from watercolor and oils. I was worried they might be too soft, too hard, to small, etc. He absolutely loves them. The size, the colors, the quality. I'll get him more at Christmas.

This set of landscape pastels was assembled with a surprisingly great deal of knowledge when considering color theory and values. Sennelier has almost done much of the hard work of selecting a great collection for you to grab and go into the field and start creating art! It doesn't have every color you'll need, but you'll want to try this set for those 8 or 10 sticks you'll use from here on out (though you'll have to buy more of them of course).

These are the first higher quality soft pastels I purchased. They are smooth and creamy and don't seem to be breaking or chipping as I was warned they would. The colors are lovely but the price was actually a little steep. I would purchase again to augment my growing collection of archival pastels.

After starting out with a more economical brand, these pastels are a revelation to paint with. The pigment is exceptional, and they are soft, so soft. Many people say the dark shades crumble and are not so soft. As a beginner, I didn't know how to interpret this particular complaint. Now that I have used them, yes, the darker shades are more difficult to use without some crumbling, but they aren't so coarse or brittle that they're falling apart in my hands as I use them. Even the most problematic shades weren't nearly so fragile as I had been led to believe. All I know is it's easy to layer these without making mud, and my paintings look better for making this simple upgrade. Highly recommend.

Such beautiful colors, such a buttery feel! I usually prefer half sticks as they're easier to hold and manipulate. These are very soft pastels that I typically use for my final layers when I really want some color or highlight to pop. They can crumble fairly easily, so take care not to press too hard. The variety of colors is pretty good for landscapes, although I wish there were some more violet and purple options. Would definitely buy again!

I bought these for a pastel workshop I attended and we were to work on landscape painting. This box of pastels worked perfectly in combination with Nu-pastels.