Artecho Oil Pastels 120-Color Set

Key points

If you want a broad color range ready for sketching and craft projects, this set is built for that kind of variety. If you’d rather work with a smaller palette and mix most shades yourself, 120 colors may be more than you need.

The Artecho set includes 120 soft oil pastels with vibrant pigments. Their soft feel is intended to make blending and shading easier, while the range supports techniques such as illustration, stenciling, scratching, impasto, and dotting.

Keep in mind that each pastel measures 60 mm × 8 mm. That compact format is easy to pack, but it is worth noting if you prefer larger sticks for extended sessions. Each one has its own paper sleeve, which helps keep the pastels separated and less likely to fall out or break in storage.

How to use it

Start with a light layer of color, then add another shade where you want a transition or darker area. The soft texture is suited to blending and shading, so a simple exercise is to draw two neighboring color blocks and gently work their meeting edge together. You can also build marks with dots or use the pastels for scratch-style effects, rather than treating them only as a coloring tool.

The set is described as suitable for kids, beginners, students, teachers, and experienced artists. It is also labeled non-toxic and safe to use. That makes it a candidate for shared art activities, though the description does not specify age guidance or other safety details.

Practical tips

For a quick drawing at a kitchen table or in a classroom, the individually wrapped sticks are easier to sort and put away than loose pastels in a single compartment. Keep the sleeves on when you want to avoid colors rubbing directly against one another in a bag. The compact size also suits an art kit that needs to travel, while the 120-color selection gives you room to choose colors before reaching for a mixing technique.

If your main goal is exploring several pastel methods, this set offers more variety than buying a handful of shades. For a more demanding studio setup, you may want to compare the stick size and the available product details with what you need, the description does not provide information about lightfastness or paper compatibility.

Questions before you buy

Can these oil pastels be blended? Yes. The product description highlights a soft touch and says they are easy to blend and shade. It does not explain a specific blending method, so results will depend on how you work and the surface you choose.

What kinds of art can they be used for? The listed uses include illustration, stenciling, scratching, impasto, and dotting, as well as general drawing and art or craft projects.

Are they easy to carry? The pastels are described as compact enough to fit in different bags, and each has an individual paper sleeve. The set’s overall case or package dimensions are not provided.

Should you buy it?

It makes sense if you want a large selection of soft oil pastel colors for drawing, classroom activities, or varied DIY projects, and you value individually wrapped sticks for storage. It might not be a great match if you specifically need larger pastels or detailed information about durability and surface compatibility before choosing. Without having tried it, the useful distinction is the format: this is a compact, color-rich set for flexible creative work, rather than a clearly specified professional studio system.