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Koh-I-Noor Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils

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Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils offer the smooth finish of conventional pastels without the mess. They are highly pigmented, with a buttery smooth feel, and have excellent blending and toning characteristics on dark or light surfaces. All colors are lightfast and fade resistant.

Gioconda Pastel Pencils also feature California cedar wood casings for crisp and accurate sharpening with minimal waste. They are available, packaged in sets in metal tins, in a full range of colors. Pencils are pre-sharpened.

® Koh-I-Noor is a registered trademark. ™ Gioconda is a trademark.

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Koh-I-Noor Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils

4.3

(based on 8 reviews)

75%

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2/1/2011

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils

By Mary Page

from Troy, Alabama

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Comments about Koh-I-Noor Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils:

I have been using this product for a year now and love the feel of the pencils on pastelbord. Its a great pencil to use for details and goes on smoothly. I like them better than the dewent or stabillio. I do recommend this to other artists. Its great when painting dogs and people, just great!!!!!!!!!

1/1/2011

(3 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Average, at best

By Jennifer

from Edmond, OK

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Comments about Koh-I-Noor Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils:

I tried using these pencils to detail my pastel portraits. These pencils have many colors to choose from, however, they are difficult to blend and the colors are pale. They seem like a low-end pencil at a middle-range price. I've tried other brands of pastel pencils, and I definitely prefer the alternate brands over this one.

12/11/2010

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

loved it

By cheri haug artist

from facebook

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Comments about Koh-I-Noor Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils:

loved these pencils

10/11/2010

(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Not good for experienced artists.

By Jessa

from Tampa, Florida

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Comments about Koh-I-Noor Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils:

I used them for still life and for portraits. I do like the colors but that's it. They have very hard spots that create scratches. The pigments are uneven and create pigment smears; for example the pink leaves red spots. They didn't blend well.

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Merchant response: We are sorry to hear you did not have a satisfying experience with this product. Please know that if you are not completely satisfied with the quality of the merchandise you receive, you are entitled to a full replacement or refund. We ask that you contact our Customer Service Department at 800-723-2787 within 30 days so that the exchange, refund, or credit transaction can be arranged to your satisfaction.

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9/7/2010

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Good Product for a serious Art student

By ArjunB

from Philadelphi, PA

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Comments about Koh-I-Noor Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils:

Nice product. My kids who learn art like it very much.

6/14/2010

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Very suprised!

By msfit

from west covina, ca

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Comments about Koh-I-Noor Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils:

I'm trying pastels again after 20+ years. It's a suprise to see how the medium has evolved since the eighty's. One of my favorite newer products is the pastel pencil. These are the only ones I've tried so far but I have to say I like them more than my soft pastel sticks. I bought them for doing detail but they blend so well I really have been using them for most of my painting! I originally bought them for 50% off on an auction site but loved them so much I decided to buy the full set here. Easy to sharpen, blend very well, erase easily and cover mistakes made by pastel stick very well!

8/31/2009

(10 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Excellent

By Elena

from Cocoa, FL

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Comments about Koh-I-Noor Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils:

I traded my rough derwent pastel pencils for these and I would definitely not go back. These are buttery smooth and quite soft for a pencil, they blend very well, and even a light stroke leaves a nice amount of pigment on your paper with no scratching. They sharpen to a very nice point, with care. Due to their softness however, it is apparent that they will wear relatively quickly for a pastel pencil; even so, I highly recommend these.

7/8/2009

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Pastel Pencils

By Elaine the Artist

from Massapequa, NY

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Comments about Koh-I-Noor Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils:

These pastel pencils come pre-sharpened to a nice point, great for doing fine work. They sharpen easily when the point gets dull. The colors are very vivid and easy to blend.

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Item	Description		Price Prices, promotions, and availability may vary by store, catalog, and online.	Qty	MSDS
22033-0129	Soft Pastel Pencils, Set of 12	List $25.20	$17.99
22033-0249	Soft Pastel Pencils, Set of 24	List $50.25	$35.93
22033-0369	Soft Pastel Pencils, Set of 36	List $75.50	$53.98
22033-0489	Soft Pastel Pencils, Set of 48	List $100.70	$71.99