PHN4-50 Oil Pastels - Pack of 50

Good quality oil pastels. Easy to use they’re quite creamy and mix easy. Not top notch but good for the price.

Here I uploaded a photo of Pentel on the left side it is Pentel that smells too strong and does not mix well it is very difficult without using some medium on the right side it is mungyo which are more expensive but they are worth l Shame they are like butter. But Pentel has a strong smell that gives me a headache I don't think they are toxic but if they smell bad I think using some linseed oil might improve Later I will upload another review using oil Ok My review update. On a suitable paper such as the Pentel watercolor 300 gram mixed arts canson it is much better there. Before I had done it on a smoother paper and it was not Such a good result but now it is much better. And the smell disappeared. I think you have to leave the box open for two or three days for the strong smell to disappear. For the price and the colors I like it and It is a good product and I recommend it to practice as much as possible. There my drawing with penten not yet finished of the blue woman. I made the butterfly with penten but I used a few drops of linseed oil And wonderfully! I highly recommend it!

I’m a beginner to oil pastels and so am just testing/experimenting with them on basic multimedia art paper or cardboard from recycling. I have 4 different brands of lower budget pastels ranging from hard (Crayola) to buttery soft (Artist’s Gallery - Mungyo), I would say the Pentel are mid range. I use both hard and lighter strokes in my art and only really blend colours using the stick. These are the pastels I turn to use the most out of the sets I have. Pros: really easy to use, lovely colour range, can use on a broad range of cheaper papers without leaving crumbs (irritating) or causing “scuffing”, good for blending and layering, as they’re small can also do some finer detail, easy to break which is useful for using the stick on its side for larger base areas/sketching. Cons: they do really smell when you first open - it does wear off, they’re good for layering up to 2-3 layers - you’ll probably get more if you have a lighter touch with your art, as they’re smaller than other brands they don’t last as long, the sticks break easily. I would recommend these to a beginner because of their flexibility and ease of use. They’re my favourite colour range and really enjoy using them.

Lovely. I’ve never used oil pastels before and I love using them. I used oil paints before and can be quite messy but I find these ones easy to use. I bought a really good quality oil pastels and happy, happy, happy.

Good value for good quality

It's good to be pleasantly surprised. I already owned a set of 25 Pentel oil pastels which were okay and since I only use the student grade for studies had decided that the 50 set was good value for so many colours. (It's a no-brainer when you compare costs with a premium artists brand unless you intend to make finished pieces. ) I found the 50 set, which is made in Thailand, to be better quality than the 25 set, that was made in Taiwan. They are smoother,easier to blend, crumb less and are more highly pigmented than my other set is. There is a good range of greens, yellows, earths and greys which suit landscape painters like me. They are small though -roughly half the size of other student ones - and the dark shades are hard to identify since the name is printed in black onto the colour on the label, which makes making your own colour chart essential. If you haven't used them before do assume that they will indelibly stain fabrics and light surfaces and go everywhere. Of course these don't compare to the premium brands in size or light fastness. But they work really well on black paper where scraping back is fun, as well as on more conventional colours, make an interesting addition to mixed media and are fun to mess around with.(See photo - with apologies to C.R.Mackintosh.) The low cost and relatively high quality of these oil pastels makes them eminently suitable for kids, beginners and anyone who wants to try them as an extra medium without spending a lot.

I heard some really bad reviews of these pack of oil pastels, so I thought I would give them a try and see it for myself. The price is great for a set of 50. I wanted to have oil pastels that are harder than my previous set for easier control and detail work, this set gives great control for beginners due to its hardness. It is hard to blend or smudge which could be a disadvantage for some, however, it becomes workable with a brush and the addition of a drop of baby oil, and the colours blended and layered well. They did not create an excess of crumbs, blobs that would have muddied up the work. The only downside is that it smells like machine oil or like a garage, however the addition of the baby oil cancelled the odour out while working with the pastels. Overall, it is a great addition to my tool box.

These are alright for students or if you're wanting to experiment with oil pastels. They're soft enough to blend with but not buttery enough to layer with. If I want a white highlight, the white doesn't sit on top of the prior layers, it just rubs in. These definitely aren't bad but spend more money if you're wanting to do lots of blends and layers.

Ho acquistato questo set di pastelli ad olio dopo aver letto le tantissime recensioni positive, diciamo che sono praticamente andata sul sicuro e le mie aspettative non sono rimaste deluse. I pastelli sono lunghi circa 6 cm, ognuno avvolto da un'etichetta protettiva completa di numero identificativo e nome del colore. La confezione è rigida, con un coperchio di plastica trasparente e ogni pastello è alloggiato in scompartimenti singoli, in questo modo non si muovono e il rischio che si possano rompere è minimo. Sono davvero molto morbidi e pastosi, si miscelano molto facilmente anche con il dito e i colori sono tantissimi, molte sfumature sono simili ma questo, secondo me, è positivo, anche perché si può passare da una gradazione all'altra in modo più graduale e naturale. I colori sono : N° 33 OCHRE N° 6 YELLOW OCHRE N° 7 PALE BROWN N° 92 VIOLET N° 13 PURPLE N° 40 HYACINT VIOLET N° 20 OLD ROSE N° 11 RED N° 38 CRIMSON LAKE N° 37 SCARLET N° 1O VERMILION N° 39 ROSE MADDER N° 15 PINK N° 35 PALE VERMILION N° 36 SALMON PINK N° 4 PALE ORANGE N° 34 PALE ORANGE LIGHT N° 3 ORANGE N° 2 YELLOW ORANGE N° 5 CHROME YELLOW N° 12 YELLOW N° 1 LEMON YELLOW N° 31 NAPLES YELLOW N° 8 BROWN N° 27 DARK CARMINE N° 45 INDIAN RED N° 9 WANDYKE BROWN N° 55 PALE GREEN N° 17 YELLOW GREEN N° 53 OLIVE GREEN N° 21 GREEN N° 16 BLUE GREEN N° 19 GREEN DAY N° 22 DEEP GREEN N° 57 DARK GREEN N° 14 PALE BROWN N° 51 BLUE N° 23 COBALT BLUE N° 52 ULTRAMARINE LIGHT N° 25 ULTRAMARINE N° 54 PRUSSIAN BLUE LIGHT N° 24 PRUSSIAN BLUE N° 46 YELLOW GREY N° 47 LIGHT GREY N° 26 GREY N° 49 DEEP GREY N° 48 DARK GREY N° 28 BLACK N° 29 WHITE (2 PZ) Ho allegato tra le mie foto le immagini dei colori e relativi nomi, così potrete rendervi conto meglio delle gradazioni. L'unico appunto che potrei fare , a cercare il pelo nell'uovo, è il forte odore che si sente appena aperta la scatola, davvero molto intenso, spero che scompaia con il tempo, magari lasciando il coperchio aperto per qualche giorno, comunque non è un problema così rilevante da farmi cambiare idea su questi pastelli, per un prezzo così conveniente non mi sarei aspettata tanto, una cosa è leggere le recensioni positive, un'altra poter toccare con mano e constatare l'effettiva qualità di un prodotto. Acquisterò certamente altri articoli di questo brand, assolutamente consigliati!

Great oil pastels, they are low oder and work very nice.

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Correspond à mes attentes pour mon fils. Il rentre en 6eme et en avait besoin pour le dessin. Je recommenderais si besoin.