I recently ordered the 120 color 1/2 stick set and tried them out. I like the wonderful array of colors and range of values within the colors. They are very soft and great for finishing touches, although I had to make myself use a lighter touch with the sanded paper that I use. I look forward to getting to know their properties better. They complement the two Terry Ludwig sets I have.

Love the soft butteriness of schmincke . Great colors in this set.

What a great buy! Beautiful array of colors and a terrific price.

I received the pastels very quickly. They were boxed perfectly - very protected with bubble wrap. Thank you so much!

Box of 120 Half Ticks arrived quickly and in perfect condition. This is first purchase of Schminckes. Looking forward to using them

The colors are fantastic and the paintings seem to paint themselves effortlessly. Fantastic value.

Beautiful pastel half sticks, which are a little less regular in shape than their full sticks (similar issue, but not as different as Sennelier half sticks are from their full sticks). With use, the irregular edges should smooth down. Nice range of colors. One half-stick was a distorted shape so that was weird, but otherwise it looks like a nice set. I haven't used them yet, so I can't say yet whether they have the same softness as the full sticks. Packaged securely by Dakota, the box arrived with no broken sticks.