thank you for this review, Harry .. I'm not a pastel artist , but these colors are just incredible !! wishing you and your family all the best , in 2025.. 🎊🎊🎊
I have a similar experience with my husband for the last nine months we’ve been caring for my mother-in-law. She’s been in hospice and she only passed away a few days ago so I know how you can put your life on hold when you’re taking care of someone like that, you have my deepest sympathy and prayers.
Hi Harry, I love your art. I understand about dementia. I care for my younger sister who battles this and serious mental health conditions. I too hope that 2025 is better than the last few. Take care. Liz ❤
Hullo Harry, I have had my troubles with still life pastel paintings too! I do not know what it is, but sometimes they just are some of the most difficult type of images to create! I have watched a couple of painting videos with these Earthberry pastels and they are a beautiful pastel! I splurged on a set of Schmincke Sticks and ONLY because they were on an open box closeout price! Most of the best sticks are quite expensive. Terry Ludwig has some of the best quality sticks that are famed and envied by most of the Artist I know! I got one in a sample set from Dakota Pastels and they are so nice to work with! I almost purchased a small set with some birthday cash, but I do not want to have sticks that I would be afraid/reluctant to use! I believe you did a fine job representing these quality pastels. I know some will go take advantage of your coupon and this very kind offer from this company. Please take care and best wishes to you and your family too!
This is new to me. Thanks for the review. My heart goes out to you with the conditions you are dealt. I know all to well. Stay well and remain positive.
Dementia is hard on the family and the person going through this. My sympathies. Lovely review of these pastels. I have been tempted to try pastel blocks but I told myself I need to use my pan pastels and pencils more first. But if I do decide to try blocks I will definitely look at these.
I was excited to see this review, Harry. Unfortunately, Earthberry don't ship to Australia yet but are hopeful to do so soon. I look forward to that day as I will definitely buy from them. Dealing with dementia is difficult - I hope you, your wife and the extended family get all the support you each need; and I wish you and your family love, light, laughter hope and peace for the coming year. Thank you so much for everything you do for the art and colouring communities.
Thank you for your review, Harry. I hear that you had a nice and Happy Christmas. I did too. I wish you a very happy New Year too. Sorry to hear about your family members that are sick. I know that is a kind of disease very daunting for the family not to mention for the patients themselves. I wish you all the best. Thank you again. Sending love from Italy, Rita.
wow ... your artworks with this colorful earthberry-pastels-stuff are looking amazing ... few weeks ago I was try for the first time in my life a not very expensive colorful set of oil-pastels from a discounter what was surprising me very much ... because these oil pastels are better that I was thinking ... faraway from the cheap less pigmented waxy crayon´s stuff for kids ... I was found a new medium for me and I have a lot of fun with it ... your dry earthberry-pastels are a bit different from, but also very colorful and very good. I like the smuging for smoothe transitions from one color to another ... your artworks are stunning 😃... I´m thinking you will also have a lot of fun with this set like me with my oil-pastels.
So sorry you and your wife are going through that with your parents. Praying for all of you! Merry Christmas! Can you do a video on how to paint with and use pastels? Thanks!
I have done that it’s really hard, your wife is very lucky to have you. When you are caring for and parenting your parents it can be very hard and lonely, because basically your parents are gone while still being right in front of you.❤
Happy new year. Beautiful but at this price.Whenever someone shows something with organic dyes, I wonder about light resistance and other things that are required from high-quality dyes.
All of that information is available in the written review which I have linked below. Of the 30 colours in this set, I think 24 are rated 3 Star their highest Lightfast rating and the remaining 6 are 2 Star. Same lightfast structure as Faber Castell and some Caran D’Ache products, a 3 star rating system, 3 the highest and 1 the lowest. So on that basis, depending on your preference as an artist, all 30 colours can be used for a commission or 26. I know there are a lot of artists that will only use the highest rating and a lot who will use the highest and next lowest. I agree with you on cost, but unfortunately for us artists, if you want the highest lightfast ratings on the market, you are going to have to pay for them. The way manufacturers look at it is, for the price they sell highly lightfast products at, the artist that will only use the highest LF products can claw that cost back selling one painting. Of course you and I and many others know that isn’t always the case because some artists just like to use highly LF materials and do nothing with the artwork, I am one such artist. But this is why I always advise artists, if you are not ready to sell original artwork, don’t use the highest lightfast products, practice with student quality materials which are still of a high quality. Or, alternatively, if you are not ready to sell original artwork but would like to make a bit of money in order to buy the high end products, create your artwork with student quality materials and then sell prints, using an artist quality Printer.
thank you for this review, Harry .. I'm not a pastel artist , but these colors are just incredible !! wishing you and your family all the best , in 2025.. 🎊🎊🎊
thank you for this review, Harry .. I'm not a pastel artist , but these colors are just incredible !! wishing you and your family all the best , in 2025.. 🎊🎊🎊
I have a similar experience with my husband for the last nine months we’ve been caring for my mother-in-law. She’s been in hospice and she only passed away a few days ago so I know how you can put your life on hold when you’re taking care of someone like that, you have my deepest sympathy and prayers.
Happy New Year Harry! So sorry to hear about your in laws. That's tough. I've never heard of these pastels. They look beautiful tho! Nice review!
Happy New Year. Appreciate all you do. Wishing you and your family all the best for the coming year.
Hi Harry, I love your art.
I understand about dementia. I care for my younger sister who battles this and serious mental health conditions. I too hope that 2025 is better than the last few. Take care. Liz ❤
Hullo Harry, I have had my troubles with still life pastel paintings too! I do not know what it is, but sometimes they just are some of the most difficult type of images to create! I have watched a couple of painting videos with these Earthberry pastels and they are a beautiful pastel! I splurged on a set of Schmincke Sticks and ONLY because they were on an open box closeout price! Most of the best sticks are quite expensive. Terry Ludwig has some of the best quality sticks that are famed and envied by most of the Artist I know! I got one in a sample set from Dakota Pastels and they are so nice to work with! I almost purchased a small set with some birthday cash, but I do not want to have sticks that I would be afraid/reluctant to use! I believe you did a fine job representing these quality pastels. I know some will go take advantage of your coupon and this very kind offer from this company. Please take care and best wishes to you and your family too!
This is new to me. Thanks for the review. My heart goes out to you with the conditions you are dealt. I know all to well. Stay well and remain positive.
Dementia is hard on the family and the person going through this. My sympathies.
Lovely review of these pastels. I have been tempted to try pastel blocks but I told myself I need to use my pan pastels and pencils more first. But if I do decide to try blocks I will definitely look at these.
I was excited to see this review, Harry. Unfortunately, Earthberry don't ship to Australia yet but are hopeful to do so soon. I look forward to that day as I will definitely buy from them.
Dealing with dementia is difficult - I hope you, your wife and the extended family get all the support you each need; and I wish you and your family love, light, laughter hope and peace for the coming year. Thank you so much for everything you do for the art and colouring communities.
Thank you for your review, Harry. I hear that you had a nice and Happy Christmas. I did too. I wish you a very happy New Year too. Sorry to hear about your family members that are sick. I know that is a kind of disease very daunting for the family not to mention for the patients themselves. I wish you all the best. Thank you again. Sending love from Italy, Rita.
wow ... your artworks with this colorful earthberry-pastels-stuff are looking amazing ...
few weeks ago I was try for the first time in my life a not very expensive colorful set of oil-pastels from a discounter what was surprising me very much ... because these oil pastels are better that I was thinking ... faraway from the cheap less pigmented waxy crayon´s stuff for kids ... I was found a new medium for me and I have a lot of fun with it ... your dry earthberry-pastels are a bit different from, but also very colorful and very good. I like the smuging for smoothe transitions from one color to another ...
your artworks are stunning 😃... I´m thinking you will also have a lot of fun with this set like me with my oil-pastels.
Lovely set. The color sheet is a work of art in itself. Enjoyed the video. Happy New Year 🎆
So sorry you and your wife are going through that with your parents. Praying for all of you! Merry Christmas!
Can you do a video on how to paint with and use pastels? Thanks!
I have done that it’s really hard, your wife is very lucky to have you. When you are caring for and parenting your parents it can be very hard and lonely, because basically your parents are gone while still being right in front of you.❤
Thank you so much for the work of this video.
Happy new year. Beautiful but at this price.Whenever someone shows something with organic dyes, I wonder about light resistance and other things that are required from high-quality dyes.
All of that information is available in the written review which I have linked below. Of the 30 colours in this set, I think 24 are rated 3 Star their highest Lightfast rating and the remaining 6 are 2 Star. Same lightfast structure as Faber Castell and some Caran D’Ache products, a 3 star rating system, 3 the highest and 1 the lowest. So on that basis, depending on your preference as an artist, all 30 colours can be used for a commission or 26. I know there are a lot of artists that will only use the highest rating and a lot who will use the highest and next lowest.
I agree with you on cost, but unfortunately for us artists, if you want the highest lightfast ratings on the market, you are going to have to pay for them. The way manufacturers look at it is, for the price they sell highly lightfast products at, the artist that will only use the highest LF products can claw that cost back selling one painting. Of course you and I and many others know that isn’t always the case because some artists just like to use highly LF materials and do nothing with the artwork, I am one such artist. But this is why I always advise artists, if you are not ready to sell original artwork, don’t use the highest lightfast products, practice with student quality materials which are still of a high quality. Or, alternatively, if you are not ready to sell original artwork but would like to make a bit of money in order to buy the high end products, create your artwork with student quality materials and then sell prints, using an artist quality Printer.
Your description is darkened, making it hard to read. Just wanted you to know. Thanks.
They’ve copied the derwent drawing pencils colour palette with this set.
I thought it looked familiar!
thank you for this review, Harry .. I'm not a pastel artist , but these colors are just incredible !! wishing you and your family all the best , in 2025.. 🎊🎊🎊