At the same time I ordered my Unison soft pastels, I also grabbed some Sennelier half-sticks, since they were one of the brands I'd seen most artists talking about in the soft pastel forums. Here's the chart for my Sennelier 20 Assorted half-stick set (my box also came with a small sheet of Sennelier Pastel…
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