The whole set is barely larger than a pack of cards

I would always give Blue Earth pastels a 5+ rating. I only wish I could own them all! I do like the travel set and found the color range quite good. The foam packing protected it very well. The only reason I rated it a 4 is because of the size. Yes, it's pretty compact, but size is critical when I travel. Though the set is on the small size, I found it was a bit bigger than I had hoped. Actually if I could have, I would have rated it 4++

This is a lovely little set perfect for plein air painting because of its compact size yet nice range of colors. The pastels have a smooth feel with great coverage, but care needs to be taken as they are very crumbly. Several of the pastels in my box were broken upon arrival. Dakota immediately replaced the order complete with extensive wrapping. New order arrived with no broken pastels. Thank you Dakota Art for your excellent customer service! I would like to explore these pastels further as they are a good value for the money.

While the colors are nice, the pastels flake and split. Even with gentle use the pastels crumble.

Excellent pastels for such an affordable price, they're creamy and lay down very well on my home made pastel paper. They're on the smaller size, but have great vibrant pigments, they do not crumble. Not a great assortment when it comes to dark values.

I ordered these to try them out and to use as a travel set because of their size. I really like them, they were softer than I was expecting and creamy, but not so soft that they crumble. They are a little softer than Rembrandts and I enjoy the vibrant colors! If there is a bigger set available in the future I would purchase them.