Love the wonderful reds and so soft.

Brilliant colors! Wonderfully soft! I love them! The range of reds is terrific.

I was short on the full range of reds in my pastel box. This was a reasonably priced way to enhance this area of the color wheel. They are soft and smooth. Also a reasonably priced way to try the brand.

Bought 3 sets of the AS Extra Soft pastels -- red, yellow, and purple. Was working on a painting of heirloom tomatoes, and the reds and yellows were perfect. The pastels are very soft and lay down nice rich colors. I like the square edge because they don't roll and give some nice lines. Took them to my art class, and let folks try them. Everyone really liked them and wanted a set. People thought they were Terry Ludwigs, but I got them on sale, so they were a lot less expensive when I purchased them.