Shiva Oil Paintstik, Traditional Colors, Set of 6

Sorely disappointed, the bars arrived in good time, but with all having at least one historic break that had sealed over, sealed is not as much of a concern as the almost chalky texture at the ends, and more crumb than cream. The blue in particular had areas of unmixed pigment leaving black smears through the work, That being said, they are usable; once you fight through the crumble but disappointing given the cost The impression I get is that they are old stock and had dried out considerably over time

All the tips had broken off in transit

All good as expected.

I Though the price was high - but have brought these before - I like the shades!

Colours are muted, not what I would call traditional, red green and blue, but yellow was ok. No white or black which is what you would expect in a traditional colour scheme

It helps to wraps them in Saran Wrap to keep skin from forming

This sticks are not in the professional quality I would say. They are not the same quality as R&F or Sennelier, which are my favorites, but I wanted to try these ones. I loved the color palette. They are smooth-ish, sometimes they fell into little pieces, nothing major but not professional quality.