Artist Pastels by GOLDEN, Earth Colors Set, 5 Color, Professional Artist Pastels, Unique Pan Format (cake-like)

I am a polymer clay artist. I've heard people rave about these pastels and I've seen what people have done with them regarding polymer clay. However, they are quite expensive so I hesitated for a long time. I just finally got fed up with having to shave low quality stick pastels into a power and inferior pigments and the mess and possible color shift after baking. Long story short- I bought this set as a test, it looks like it had some nice earthy browns and greens and figured it would be a safe color palette. Oh boy am I in trouble. These apply like butter. They are like nothing I've ever used and can be applied with your finger, or the included applicators. So far- I've not noticed any color shifting after baking. The pigment is saturated and it seems to be a very high quality product. While the price is quite high, I feel this is one of those products, depending on how you use it, less it more and they should last a very long time. Keeping in mind my use is on polymer clay- very different from actually drawing or painting with them. I can't wait to add to my collection. Excellent product! I highly recommend this product. It's surprisingly high quality. Definite must have for all artists.

I LOVE this product. The pastels are very easy to work with. I did not like the stacks so I bought a palette tray, which is perfect. However, I got the wrong colors in this order. As you can see from my pics, I ordered the earth colors with green and yellow and did not get that. I like and will use the colors I got but I really wanted the green and yellow that were supposed to come in the pack. I'm not going to return it, though (why would I send back the awesome colors I did get?). I'm trying to decide if I want to just order the individual colors or order the pack again (2 colors would be duplicated). All that said, working with these is very easy and they are fantastic for patina and antiquing. Update: I have now bought 4 sets and 3 were not all the correct colors. Because I love this product, I don't send anything back because I'll use it. However, I order sets because they have the colors I want - and it's always the colors I want the most that do not end up in the set. I end up spending additional money that should not be spent so I can order individual colors when I don't get what I want. I order from Blick for individuals because they are less expensive. I added pics from other sets I ordered that were wrong.

My order arrived from Blick as the seller, and it was well packaged and undamaged. I didn't realize that it would be coming from this seller, actually, but was grateful to make that discovery. Blick never disappoints. All pans were intact and perfect. The material itself is great. I agree with others that the stacked way of packaging a set is not ideal, because it's really inefficient to have to unscrew each of them to see if it's the color you want to use. There's no way to tell when they're all screwed together. It's very easy to cross-thread the pans, too. I'll be ordering separate lids so I can have more flexibility for storage and ease of use, but the lids seem to only come in sets of 8, and the "drawing" set I ordered came with 10 colors. I agree with other reviewers that it's very strange for the set to include "sofft" applicator tips for a tool base (the blue wand) that is not included. Unless you're simply using those as tiny sponges (with your fingers), then you'll need the wand as a separate purchase. Still a beautiful medium to use for drawing/painting, but the "kit" idea needs refining.

I love them.. very beautiful. The warning about the dust does make me think twice before I use them and when I do use them I try to be careful to make sure I have good ventilation.

Pan Pastels are easy to use and even with minimal practice can produce great results. If you’ve never tried them, I suggest you give them a go!

I like to paint scenery. I felt this set would be essential, as I'm acquiring colors a few at a time. They're not cheap. I'll need to find out if other dry pastels can augment my stash. A high quality set would help possibly. Here I used colored pencils as well. I recommend these, because laying the base foundation with the large sponge is so rewarding. The blender can tone it down. So buy one as well. If possible, buy a big set at the outset, because you'll live it and won't acquire duplicates.

I now have completed a few pieces using Panpastel. I will be using this more for underpainting, backgrounds, and base layers. I have found that it's great for loose pastel and impression work. If you want more fine detail, it's very easy to lay pastel pencil (I use Carbothello) or colored pencil over it (Polychromos or Luminance, but it depends a bit on the paper you use). I absolutely love working on Art Spectrum's Colourfix paper with this medium. Others have great success with other papers such as Canson Mi-Tientes (not my favorite... yet). There is benefit to experimenting with different papers for your own style. I tend to fill tooth rather quickly, therefore the sanded papers work better for me. But it's very easy to use and quite forgiving. I also have found that with the sanded papers, I can use the Derwent electric eraser to get some interesting effects too. That was a happy conclusion from trying to fix something I didn't like! I purchased multiple smaller sets rather than buying the whole 80 color set. You can successfully value shop if you will not use all 80. I know I would not use the metallics, therefore bought sets with very little overlap, and filled in the few colors I was missing as individual pans. For value, one pan will go a very long way! I've played with this a lot and have hardly made a dent in the surface. One warning! Be careful about what you use on the surface. I tried experimenting with different sponges. This roughed up the surface of the pans. Not a crisis, but I didn't like the way it effected the Sofft sponges so I ended up smoothing them out again. There are tips online for "repairing" pans.

Justo lo que buscaba, me daba reparo porque leí algunas reseñas que decían que les llegaron rotos pero a mi me han llegado todos intactos

viele Grün Töne, auch hellgrüne und mint und fast gelb sowie dunkelgrün. Ich nutze es für Krepppapier-Blüten und die Blätter dazu.

Ottimi pastelli che hanno la consistenza di un fard. Sono veramente eccezionali e, presenti sul mercato in svariati colori e nuances, permettono di fare disegni strepitosi. Si applicano con le apposite spatolette oppure spugnette per campiture più ampie. Sono coprenti e si possono miscelare sul dipinto stesso. Per ottenere ulteriori tonalità si possono miscelare fra loro su una tavolozza. Per fare i particolari del disegno uso i pastelli della Carbothello che sono estremamente compatibili con i Pan Pastel. Questi colori danno il meglio di sé se usati con carta Pastelmat. Sono un po' cari, certo, ma vista la qualità e che ne basta veramente poco per fare un disegno, direi che ne vale senz'altro la pena di acquistarli.

Fantastici colori , prodotto di qualità.

Beautiful pastels and great price and service.