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I use these for my personal art journal, I'm well over 21 and it is not a toy for me, tho I have lots of fun using them. I like watercolor without the crayon like streaks left behind after water has been applied. Watercolor pencils (even the most expensive) leave streaks or you have to dip the pencil or wet the paper first. I use gesso or matte medium as a base on various art journaling papers from thin to thicker. These EASILY (no hard rubbing in necessary, dry crayon on dry paper) blend completely with no streaks AND are not messy to handle. They are just about as hard as your typical crayola standard crayon. I have used crayola Portfolios and they dissolve wonderfully too, but are so creamy and soft & easily rub off on your hands. The Portfolios only come in 24 colors, whereas the Reeves has 48. Of course, you can buy the ultra top of water soluable crayons, Caran de Ache, but who can afford that perfection? These are a high quality sub, IMHO. I love the variety of colors & their vibrancy. The hardness gives more control & precision and is easy to sharpen. The only drawback was that the magenta color was not blended properly during production. It is like two colors in one crayon and depending on which side of the magenta crayon you use, you will get either pure black or dark pink. Plus, the dark black streak does not dissolve easilyI just dont use this one at all. Luckily, I use the Dark Pink color to replace the magenta and don't miss it. I havent used all of the colors (about half), so I hope there are not more unblended ones. Overall, a great product and I would buy again. I will update if I find more unblended crayons. Otherwise, no future updates means it is all good!
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I recently began trying to reacquaint myself with doing art. In particular, mixed media painting. After watching a few YouTube tutorials, I decided to try my hand using water soluble wax pastels. I purchased this Reeves set and have somewhat mixed feelings. First of all, the colors are very rich. I love how they take to the paper. They also blend with each other well if you want to create flesh tones and shading. My only real. Problem with this product is that it does not always apply smoothly. I like to paint portraits but I find that these Reeves tend to apply unevenly in spots. And when you try to correct or fill in the uneven parts, the extra brush strokes tend to lift up what has already been applied, exposing the paper. It takes a lot of work trying to get consistent application with this product and I am still learning. I would still say the richness of the color, combined with the blend ability, outweigh the disadvantages of "smooching" application or washing out the color with wet brush. Good, but not great.
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