Sennelier Extra-Soft Half Pastel 6 Stick Set, Set of 6, Summer Sky

These are professional quality soft pastels, the color pigments are rich. Easy & enjoyable to work with on any pastel surface, great for using as a wash for back painting.

Sennelier soft pastels are undeniably at the top of the art supply food chain. These coveted, buttery soft French pastels are almost total pigment with dreamy chromatic personality. Sennelier pastels come with a price tag, but here, you get what you pay for. The packaging of a curated palette of six of the popularly-sized half pastels is just brilliant. Each pastel is nestled within a foam container that travels flawlessly. This selection is everything you need (except paper) to create a lovely seaside landscape to experiment with Sennelier soft pastels at a modest price. Treat yourself or gift an artist friend with something special that won't break the bank. Each of these themed six packs is more gorgeous than the next.

These are nice but am still looking for my two perfect blues.

I’m a novice, but what a great way to dip my toes in this media with beautiful landscape colors that are supposedly one of the best brands, and I love landscapes. Perfect! So I was a little disappointed at first because I didn’t understand there was a difference between soft pastels and oil pastels, and I was like.. this is chalk! But!!!! I played with it and got a little better with it, and I really like it. A lot of messy fun.

Both the Seaside 6 ea pack and Emerald Sea arrived today.The sight, feel, and play of colors on paper are glorious. These are the first Sennelier extra-soft pastels I have had the luxury of holding in my hand.We all have texture preferences - soft, hard, or somewhere in the middle. My preference is the velvety soft of the extra soft Sennelier pastel. I have multiple other soft pastels on shelves and in drawers.I wish I had spent the money on previous purchases and instead bought the largest set of thesepastels. Little by little I will add to my collection. If intensity of color and velvety feel are what you are looking for start with this brand first, Sennelier extra-soft pastels, before you experiment with others.They are an investment in your art experience. MB

Beautiful colors

I’m not sure where in the handling the pastels were damaged, but as anyone who uses soft pastels realizes, they are delicate and need to be handled with care. They are extra soft pastels after all. The colors are rich and would be a good addition to my collection. I had planned to order additional sets based on these, but now I’m on the fence. I hope this is a one off.

Good product