Comments about Townsend Artists’ Soft Form Pastels:

These pastels lay down easy and layer well. They are soft but not buttery like a Great American or Ludwig. You can even layer hard pastel or pastel pencil over them. They feel almost sandy to work with but blend fantastically. Range of bright vibrant colours. The sticks are very small and can be used up very quickly if using a surface as coarse as Gatorboard.

Comments about Townsend Artists’ Soft Form Pastels:

Nice clour tones on these pastels.Not the softest of pastels but handle very well.

Comments about Townsend Artists’ Soft Form Pastels:

I found the Townsend pastel to have a smooth workability but not quite the performance of Unison. Also the sticks are a bit smaller.

Comments about Townsend Artists’ Soft Form Pastels:

the sticks either do not travel well, or they are so soft they crumble when trying to get them out of the tray. The metallic colours are beautiful, perhaps they need to be a tad harder.

Comments about Townsend Artists’ Soft Form Pastels:

I ordered several of the individual colors (i.e. black for laying in dark background color) and LOVE how easily the color goes on. It's hard to find larger pastel sticks to make covering large areas with color go faster. These are great for that (filling in sky, water, large landscape areas). I am back to buy more!