Faber-Castell Creative Studio Soft Pastels Mini, Multicoloured, Cardboard Wallet Of 72, For Art, Craft, Drawing, Sketching, Home, School, University, Colouring

Good colours ,good coverage

Love these pencils. They are very good for blending, I love how they flow across a page and can be used for a variety of projects. Very durable, and excellent value for money. A smooth soft finish if using on card and other project finishing touches. Also a good outline pencil.

Great quality soft pastels for new and old artists.

I hadn't realized these are mini pastels, so each one is very small (my fault for not looking into it properly!). I'm sure they'll be good to use, but don't expect full sized pastels.

vibrant colours good quality

For me, these work better than some of the more expensive pastels but it really depends on your style. They blend really well and don't leave harsh lines which I love, yes they're small but it means you can get a wide range for a good price and can supplement the colours you use the most often with bigger sticks.

Faber Castell are a renowned brand and these student-grade pastels are fine for what they are. But that said, there are only six colours (68 as I'm not including the two white and two black sticks) more than the largest Inscribe set (62, not including a white and black) and having both, I cannot see a difference between them regarding their quality, yet Inscribe is less expensive. (Also, it should be noted that both sets contain nigh on identical colours, which feels like a swizz. In this set, these are Light Yellow Ochre, Naples Yellow and Dark Naples Ochre, whereas in the Inscribe set there are three very similar light greens.) They feel semi hard, just as Inscribe do, they are bright, but then so are Inscribe. I wish I had saved my money and put it towards some of Faber Castell artist grade pastels - Polychromos - instead... That said, similarly to Inscribe, this is an easy set to travel with and if you want as many colours as possible for what is still an economic price, they would serve, although I would say the set is short of useful neutral tones. The sticks are barely an inch long, but they are well packaged and would be conveniently compact in a suitcase. (The box is just 25 cms x 18 cms and less than a couple of centimetres deep, with a protective sleeve that prevents the lid from inadvertently opening.)

When these arrived I couldn’t wait to use them they are very nice the colours are really lovely and lots to choose from they are really soft and glide across the page good for backgrounds and big areas to cover