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- smokeybspickups (8776)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseThanks so much! You are awesome!
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Jul 06, 2016
Great Value, Good, but alas, not great quality
2 of 2 found this helpful I bought these specifically to do some pastel paintings on velour paper. Some top-notch wildlife and animal pastel artists use velour almost exclusively for their work. This particular brand of pencil was recommended by one of them to use on velour. The set came fairly quickly, considering it was shipped all the way from Poland. It was well packaged and not 1 piece was missing or damaged. It is also an Excellent value...Blick wanted over $80 for the same set and Amazon was over $75. Though I think the Gioconda's are of very good quality and do have some positives, they simply were out-performed by my Stabilo Carb-Othello's. The Gioconda's are softer which gives them an advantage for general shading and under painting, and they also blend a little bit better then the Stabilo's. However the Carb's can hold a much sharper point, stay sharp longer and lay down their color more precisely, more intensely and with less work. Probably if these had been my first experience with pastel pencils I would have been more disappointed and given them only 3 stars. If you already own a set of Carb Othello then I would recommend this brand as an alternative or as a way to expand the amount of colors in your collection; but if you're trying the medium for the first time, go for the Stabilo's... there's a reason why they're the top selling brand.
Feb 19, 2016
Kimberly XXB'S
If you're serious about drawing you should own these pencils. Near black darks without that graphite shine. Blend-able but cleaner then charcoal. Love 'em.
Jan 26, 2017
Just as warm as most long john's
....but without the bulk, or the restriction in movement that you get from typical long underwear. These keep me surprisingly warm in below freezing weather. Price-wise, a great deal when you compare them to other "hi-tech" under garments like Under-armor, too.