Mungyo Water-Soluble Oil Pastel Set of 24 - Aquarelle Extra Soft Pastels

Very soft and creamy. The package arrived rough and only one of them was broken but this is a non-issue for me. Things happen and I don't blame the company. I did a swatch of each of them and I am veey impressed. If you're wondering about how well they work with water, being that they are water solvable, I can tell you it really is. Laying down a light layer of these pastels and going over it with water gives it an appearance of watercolor. This is my favorite part about these pastels. I'm not crazy about using solvents or mediums to thin pastels to get a nice wash or glaze. Most of them burn my eyes pretty bad but with this set water is all ya need. The variety of colors is great and I like the thick/chunky size of the pastels. They also have a pointed tip on them so I can get a variety of line thickness or fine lines. Well worth the money and I'll be making another purchase in the future.

This is an Oil Pastel Aquarelle so they behave like good oil pastels that gets activated when comes in contacted with water. Activated meaning it soluble in water thus you can use it like a water colour, with out all the mess. Carry a water brush pen then you are sorted. Good for on the go sketches. Once you add water people say that it behaves like a gouache, I cannot say as i've never used gouache before so cannot give an opinion on it. I have used Caran Dache's neocolour II aquarelle wax pastels as well, and they are not as soft as an oil pastel, so the Caran Dache ones are good for details and line drawings. Remember that these two are two different products. Mungyo is an Oil Pastel and the Caran Dache Neocolour II is a wax pastels and both are water soluble. This is a very good product for the price and the colours are gorgeous at least for me.

Good product nice choice of colours 24

One of the best oil pastels available, on Amazon. Very soft and easy to blend. It’s like butter, blend it with fingers or tools just perfect. Gives the finished art a perfect oil painting rich look! Stunning results. Plus the aqua blending feature is a perk. One can literally give a watercolour, water washed look because these colours are water soluble. That’s the amazing part that these colours are so versatile that they can be used in so many different ways, giving an artist full freedom to create. Highly pigmented and rich colour and a steal at this price. Be sure to sit with a rag, because you will need to wipe your hands quite often. But it’s totally worth it. 5/5 I love it. Will buy again.

Pastels delivered quicker than expected. Good quality and and colour . Well pleased.