Mont Marte Extra Soft Oil Pastels Natural Hues Premium 39pc, Assorted Natural Oil Pastel Colors, Vibrant, Buttery, Versatile Art Pastels for Blending, layering & Shading, Coloring and Sketching

I saw another mixed media artist using these on her YouTube video and I took a chance and orders them. I am so glad I did. I love the colors and they glide onto the page and move around so easily, allowing me create backgrounds and effects. You could also certainly use them to draw with. I love the creaminess of these oil pastels without being overly oily. They aren’t huge sticks, but for my purposes they should last a good while and I felt they were reasonably priced.

Mont Marte Oil Pastels - The Ultimate Artist’s DreamThese oil pastels are the holy grail for artists!! With an impressive color palette, budget-friendly price, and seamless blending capabilities they’re everything you need and more!Their soft, buttery texture delivers stunning vibrancy - even in low-light settings - and maintains color intensity when blended. The pastels are remarkably durable, withstanding repeated use without significant wear. Their sturdy design prevents breakage, allowing for precise lines and smooth blends, making them perfect for realism. I highly recommend these pastels - I’m absolutely obsessed!!One minor tip: be mindful of hand placement, as the color may transfer to your skin (and clothes). However, this is easily avoidable and removable.If you’re seeking a medium that combines the benefits of oil paints with precise control, blending, and faster drying time, look no further!

Terrific soft oil pastels, good pigment and a nice range of colors, these are a pleasure to work with and really are soft, unlike some other brands that claim to be but aren't. There is a french brand that is maybe 10% better in my estimation but cost 10 times the price. These are very good indeed at a sane price and the packaging is attractive and very functional. It's not cabinetry but holds up very well in use. Getting back into this medium I bought a bunch of different brands and these were right at the top, i will definitely buy again as they get used up.

Perfect white for blending. Soft and opaque. Not suitable for bright hightlights at the very end, but as a mixing white, which is always needed, these are muah, chef's kiss!

A decently smooth oil pastel that I glides on paper. Not fully pigmented. Semi-opaque. Best used for blending instead of layering on top of softer pastels. I use them with Mungyo Gallery oil pastel for blending (which was the original intended purpose I purchased this for).Not as opaque as the Mungyo Gallery white. Pictures attached for size, opacity, and blending capabilities.

I bought these for my creative artist grandaughter - she loved them, very blendable which is what she was looking for.

This oil pastel set gets high marks for its color range, for the well organized and laid out set, the hefty feel in ones hand, and blending ability and its price. The range of colors makes them good for landscape, and figure and portrait sketching. The downsides are a slightly unpleasant oily smell and the pastels go down in a slick fashion so that while that blending with adjacent colors, is good, layering is not good. Opacity varied a lot. They were not good for small details or sharp edges. I suggest you use a more textured paper if you want to layer with these and use a harder pastel or colored pencils if you want details. I gave them four stars because of the very reasonable price.

A great variety of colors for the price.