SoHo Urban Artist 10-Piece Iridescent Metallic Soft Pastels Set: Vibrant Sticks for Art, Drawing, Blending, Layering, and Shading Review

Although I usually like metallic colors, I wasn't impressed with them. Pastels and I don't seem to get along very well, so I don't know if that's a problem or what. I made patterns on 80# black paper to see how they would look. The colors looked a bit dull and not metallic at all, in contrast to their metallic watercolor counterparts. In the box and in my hand, they looked like they were going to lay down in a creamy state, but they didn't. They lay down like other pastels I've tried and with a

I'm not familiar with the SoHo Urban Artist line of products, but was pleasantly surprised by the SoHo Urban Artist Soft Pastels Set. These are very soft chalk pastels with pressed mica powder. The proportion of mica powder and pigments is very high. I tried them on black cotton watercolor paper to see the effect of the metallic colors and they were very vibrant. The sticks are very, very soft, but don't crumble. They are soft enough to be used with a brush. This works well for me when painting

I enjoy using and browsing a wide variety of art products. Here's my take on these metallic soft pastels: The Pros: - They're soft and leave a little powder, just like a good soft pastel should. - they really have a metallic hue (a little shine in the light). - they are well - packaged, none of them are broken, none felt like they would break easily - they mix and layer well with each other and with other soft pastels, although some are better than others (see photo) - they are well pigmented.…

This year I've enjoyed learning how to work with pastels. I've been an artist for most of my life, but pastel is a medium I'm still learning more fully. Let's take a look at these pastels. WHAT IS IT FOR? They come in a box with a protective cover on top. He protects the pastel. The pastels look handmade and wrapped with labels. SOFTNESS These pastels are very soft. They take a light hand and work best when you're not trying to do a lot of layers with them. DUST There is LOTS of dust on it. I…