SENNELIER Oil Pastel 120 Assorted Wood Box

I am having the 72 HAIYA Chinese Sennelier dupes, but their is nothing better to have them for a full enjoyment of using them. At this low cost this summer from Blick supplies art store, whouah! It is worthy every Penny spent. Believe me, there are buttery but not as too oily than the new HAIYA selling on the recent American market since last year. As an artist, I need both of them and I am using the HAIYA for general useful, but I am using my Sennelier for delicate details or effects textures. Theirs colours are purest and some are lighter than HAIYA ones and the paper around are more useful quality with numbers written more readability. Nothing will beat Sennelier product even if I had four broken oil pastel. The wooden box is quite big and difficult to manage with hinges easy too broken unfortunately.

I was worried about the weather, if this box would be thrown, kicked, whatever. Had the large sticker, HANDlE with CARE!Thank you so much! I opened this nicely boxed item.The wrapping is wonderful.We finally opened…artist daughter said this is too beautiful to use. There is no limit to what I will pay for anything art related… she wanted the 72 count and I knew this count would brings tears of joy. Right on point. These will be used for 1st place artwork for another year art competition. Only the best will be used. Superb quality…art is forever; When u want the best for yourself, your loved one; you won’t regret this purchase. Photos do not do this set justice. Seller…Thank you for the care in shipping and so fast! I was surprised!

These are excellent, excellent oil pastels but the box... oh my! The box is really unhandy. If I am using these in my studio the box takes up half the table space. The box doesn't fit into most drawers at home, and protrudes out of bookshelves, which means that they can be bumped. Since I travel a lot, it's hard to bring them along, it doesn't fit in luggage, so due to the odd large size of the box, I have bought a different pastel carrying case. Other oil pastel makers have figured out this portability problem. But did I mention that these are excellent excellent oil pastels?

As an artist, I appreciate artist level mediums. Sennelier is one of the best, oil pastels on the market. I do know that it is the original brand of oil pastels that were made by Henri Sennelier for Pablo Picasso. I am in love with these. They are smooth and creamy. Easy to blend. You do not need a medium. I have never needed a tool. They are wonderful. I highly recommend that you use a cheaper grade of pastels to do your under painting and lower layers. Since they are very buttery and fairly soft, they will use up very quickly if you use them for your bottom layers. I use other oil pastels for my bottom layers such as Mungyo and Art Pro. The case is another added bonus. It is a lovely wood that is well build. The inserts are quite nice. Best of all, my pastels are held safely in place.

The Sennelier box came slightly damaged (not much but given the fact that its wood means something hit it kind of hard). Once opened it was clear to me either the pastels were not properly stored (which I doubt) or they were not properly handled during the shipping process. Unfortunately an entire row of sticks lost their point and rubbed along the outside edge of the box. Not ideal for such high quality materials especially when spending this much money.

A dream to work with. Butter smooth, soft, intense pigmentation. If you need a dot of color or a blending of beautiful choices, Sennelier oil pastels are the professional choice. Impressive selection and value here!

The quality of these pastels are unmatched. Expensive, but worth the investment when on sale. I would eat them if they weren't so poisonous.

I have been an artist since childhood, and I have been fortunate enough to supplement my income by selling original works of art.I have tried other oil pastels over my lifetime and, simply put, these Sennelier Oil Pastels are by far THE VERY BEST I have ever tried, and this goes for some of the even more expensive brands as well. I use them like this: I do a blocked-in underpainting (and support) using acrylic gouache, then, I simply block in oil pastel color over the acrylic gouache. No need to press hard, as showing some of the underlying color is ideal. These oil pastels go on buttery smooth and easily. You can blend with your fingers or with a rag, and you can even apply these pastels over an acrylic or oil painted background. You can apply these over fully dried and cured Sennelier oil PAINTS as well. When done, after two weeks or so, simply apply the Sennelier D’Artigny Oil Pastel Fixative, and you are ready to sell or give away your work of art. One of THE best art products I have ever used.