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These are exceptionally nice pastels. Very soft and rich in pigment. They are handmade right here in the U.S. I recommend them. BUT, don't bother ordering them from Amazon. You'll just end up with a lot of messy dust and no pastels.

I ordered these pastels from Amazon because the price was very good compared to other places. I had to wait quite a while before they shipped. Unfortunately, when they arrived, they were CRUSHED. Not just broken ( a pastelist can make use of broken pastels). About six of the sticks were crushed to total powder. Totally unsalvageable. Amazon shipped them with no protective packaging whatsoever; they just shipped them in the tray that they came from the manufacturer in, rather than putting them into an additional padded shipping carton. Unfortunately, I was in desperate need of some of the colors in the box, so I went ahead and kept them rather than send them back. I also had a 25 piece set of fleshtones and landscape greens on order with Amazon, but after the first box arrived in such bad condition, I canceled that order and went directly to the manufacturer for the other sets.

The maker/owner of Mt. Vision pastels was excellent to work with. He matched Amazon's price on the pastels and shipped me replacements of the colors that Amazon had broken (and he sent the replacements at no charge!!!). The pastels he sent were carefully packaged to ensure safe shipping, and they arrived without so much as a chip broken off.

Buy the pastels. You'll love them. But buy them directly from Mt. Vision or another retailer who understands the proper care of art supplies.

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These pastels are a lovely texture and a very generous size. The size for the price makes them one of the best value pastels around.

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Luckily my pastels arrived in good condition, however, I agree with another reviewer they were shipped in the original box with no additional protection and the box was not even secured with any tape. This would be equal to sending a music CD without the protective plastic with a mailing label placed on the CD cover. I guess I am fortunate that no one along the way did pastels and just needed one or a few of them. I had received a 5 piece set that was entirely crumbled but they made good on it. Clearly someone returned them and they placed the box with no foam in it into a plastic bag ( filled with dust by the time I received it). I have received several other large sets and they arrived in good condition but they were placed inside an additional package with air filled wrapping. I really like Amazon but they do not have enough knowledge of pastels and the care they require.

As to the pastels they are wonderful! Colors are wonderful. Mount Vision pastels are very soft and you will love painting with them.

You may want to stick to ordering from art supply stores. Too bad they didn't listen to the concerns of the first reviewer. If they had taken steps to address the concern I would not be writing this review to suggest you use another provider.