Soft Oil Pastels Set of 48 - Assorted Colors

Love these, everyone compares this to sennelier. Although not having used the Sennelier ones, I find these of excellent quality, creamy with high pigment load. At this price it’s a no brainier. I will probably get the full set in the future.

These pastels are a joy to use - they blend effortlessly, have a soft texture, and don't flake or leave chips. While they may be pricier compared to other quality pastels, I believe they're worth the investment, especially if you're creating art rather than just sketching. The superior performance and durability justify the higher cost, making them a worthwhile choice for serious artists.

Good quality pastels that don't crumble and are smooth to use. Each pastel is a good size and is easy to draw with. They also layer and blend well. These would make a fun set for kids and adults alike.

Three years on since I last bought them and the pastels still feel great to use, delivering vibrant pigment and a smooth texture. You can either buid up layers to get a specific color or go in firmly with the pigment - I like that it allows both approaches. I personally layer my colors to blend them and I don't really like blending these with my fingers, as I find that they tend to pill when I do so. Holds on to paper well but try not to grab where it's drawn on as it will get on your hands and it will smudge a little. Never checked it for non-toxicity and haven't bothered so I just let them get all over my bare hands and wash them off later.

Wonderful buttery soft and smooth, great blending, great rich, saturated colours

Those sent to me are not the Premium pastels described. They are in broadly similar packing but they are not professional oil pastels. Compare the picture with my box. Im not even sure they are genuinely Mungyo Gallery! All premium Mungyo pastels have the product code MOPV and then the quantity e.g. MOPV- 48 or 72. If the code is MOPS they are student grade. So these are MOPS. ..if indeed they are Mungyo. See the code on my photo In terms of quality.... The box is poor I've seen better cereal packets and chocolate box inserts! There is no swatch card to fill in, no product guarantee or instruction leaflet in the box. No foam to protect the pastels. The pastels themselves are small like crayons 60mm and sadly that's how they perform just like kids wax crayons. Nothing soft about these, the word 'soft' does not appear on the box. It's difficult to layer colour and they don't blend easily. They cost £13.80, I suppose that's the point, the genuine Mungho soft pastels are not that cheap so these are not right for Gallery pastels. The student pastels are also according to Mungho packed in a different design of box with clustered pastel stick ends on the box. All are made in China for Mungyo Korea. Can't even give these to my young Grandson because they aren't non toxic. They took 3 weeks to ship to me. The only good thing was the tracking. They were poorly packed and the flimsy box was knocked about, not even shrink wrapped. Very disappointed but if something looks a vargain it probably isnt, I won't be buying the brand again , its put me off. There are other good brands out there. Mungyo needs to sort this problem out in China. Avoid.

They’re really good. Just like everyone said. They’re a great blend between buttery and hard oil pastels. None came cracked and I’ve used it for a while.

After a botched attempt on using colouring pencils on adult colouring books, I thought to try oil pastels instead and bought the Mungyo's set. I also had the Pentels 25 set for a year and the Mungyo's are an absolute dream to work with in comparison. Very buttery (now more so in the summer), creamy, vibrant and layer far better than the Pentels. It doesn't take much effort to lay down colour, and it's also far less waxy. When you put one colour on top of a previous colour, they just do not go muddy/smear the first colour underneath like with the Pentels. It's worth noting these have not been tried on pastel paper, and only on the colouring book I used, so it might perform much better when the right choice of paper is used. In this case the oil pastels do layer very well on the colouring page, but when it came to impasto effects, it became a little muddy (as seen in the flowers). I don't use any solvent/q tips when using these, and laid them down straight from box to the book. The only downside is that the white doesn't layer on top of other colours well, and best to get a Sennelier white if you want better highlights and not just mixing. Overall, I love these and highly recommend as a starter set, or for anyone looking to upgrade.