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# **soft pastels for artists professional grade**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($8.57–$605.45) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 45Growth 27Conversion 37Competition 83Returns 88Price range 14Avg price 84Brand share 16Review moat 64Quality gap 33
**Returns**
**Great****1.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****$74.98**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Great****32%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Review moat**
**Good****922.35**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Okay****$237K**
$237K/yr · 107K searches
**Conversion**
**Okay****3.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Okay****+1.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****94%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Price range**
**Bad****$8.57–$605.45**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, soft pastels for artists professional grade is a $237K/yr Amazon United States market (107K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **soft pastels for artists professional grade market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–4K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$225K–$300K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **3.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#203**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **93%**
- **Sponsored**
- **54%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.6%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **88 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **163 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**12 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**84**
**Top-5 brand share**
**94%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**32%**
Top 20: 69%
**Open market**
**5%**
- SENNELIER37% - MUNGYO26% - Rembrandt25% - Schmincke3% - COLOUR BLOCK2% - Honsell1% - Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 5%)
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 10 weeks — +1.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '26May '26May '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/soft-pastels-for-artists-professional-grade/trend)
## **Top soft pastels for artists professional grade search terms**
- **sennelier soft pastels**29K/yr+4.9%2.0% conv. - **rembrandt soft pastels**20K/yr+8.1%2.3% conv. - **soft pastels for artists professional grade**9K/yr-22.8%2.1% conv. - **mungyo soft pastel**8K/yr+5.6%4.4% conv. - **sennelier pastel pencils**5K/yr-1.4%1.7% conv. - **mungyo soft pastels**4K/yr+36.6%4.3% conv. - **mungyo gallery soft pastels**4K/yr+24.6%3.6% conv. - **terry ludwig soft pastels**4K/yr+17.6%0.8% conv. - **sennelier pastels**6K/yr-15.4%1.8% conv. - **rembrandt pastels**5K/yr-3.7%2.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/soft-pastels-for-artists-professional-grade/search-terms)
## **Top soft pastels for artists professional grade products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%3%$7K6%$14K9%$21K12%$28K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Rembrandt Soft Pastels General Selection De Luxe Set 300C60.5**Rembrandt**$64.88**4.5★517 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0014ZR1AC) [2**MUNGYO Soft Pastel Set 64 Vibrant Colors for Artists | Smooth & Blendable | Square Shape**MUNGYO**$10.28**4.6★12,604 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HFJJLNU) [3**Sennelier Soft Pastels Half Stick Set 120/Pkg-Paris Paris**SENNELIER**$198.83**4.7★1,152 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002YKSA7E) [4**SENNELIER Extra-Soft French Half Pastel Professional Artist Box Set 30-Colors**SENNELIER**$61.76**4.5★104 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015GBAR0K) [5**MUNGYO Gallery Handmade Soft Pastels Set of 30 - Professional Quality Rich Pigments Smooth Texture**MUNGYO**$36.74**4.6★552 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056NPT52)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**SENNELIER Pastel Pencil Set 48 Half Size Pencils Magnetic Cardbaord Box (N132380.02)**SENNELIER**$87.32**1 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRB4J4X1) [**SENNELIER Pastel Pencil Set 24 Half Size Pencils 12 Empty Slots Magnetic Cardboard Box (N132380.01)**SENNELIER**$47.46**3 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FT3N91R8) [**MUNGYO Gallery Artists Soft Oil Pastels Professional 48 Assorted Colors Vibrant and Blendable**MUNGYO**$21.63**5,290 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004WQHY4S) [**SENNELIER Extra-Soft French Pastel for Professional Artists Half Pastel Stormy Sky inspired Set of 6**SENNELIER**$15.05**476 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092ZVX413) [**SENNELIER Extra-Soft French Pastel for Professional Artists Half Pastel Spring insprired Set of 6**SENNELIER**$14.79**476 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092ZW25X7)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**SENNELIER Pastel Pencil Set 48 Half Size Pencils Magnetic Cardbaord Box (N132380.02)**SENNELIER**$87.32**5.0★**▲ 229%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRB4J4X1) [**SENNELIER Pastel Pencil Set 24 Half Size Pencils 12 Empty Slots Magnetic Cardboard Box (N132380.01)**SENNELIER**$47.46**4.6★**▲ 175%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FT3N91R8) [**MUNGYO Gallery Artists Soft Oil Pastels 24 Assorted Colors - Professional Grade Oil Pastels for Artists**MUNGYO**$13.85**4.6★**▲ 131%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004WQHXK8) [**MUNGYO Soft Pastel 64 Color Set Square Chalk (US English Version)**MUNGYO**$11.30**4.6★**▲ 47%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010MZ9ISW) [**SENNELIER Extra-Soft French Half Pastel Professional Plein Air Landscape Artist Box Set 80-Colors**SENNELIER**$144.49**4.7★**▲ 40%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001FYQ9SW)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about soft pastels for artists professional grade**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Color**32%
*“Bright Colors”*
**Quality-Overall**17%
*“I got no complaints”*
**Soft Feel**15%
*“Very smooth”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Very affordable”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“ease of use”*
**Paint Quality**3%
*“I'm looking forward to using some of these while painting plein air this summer”*
**Durability**3%
*“can hold up well over time”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**2%
*“Great texture and blends perfectly”*
**Drawing Experience**1%
*“lovely to draw with”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**1%
*“Just as described”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Color**16%
*“My only concern with these is the lack of truly dark colors”*
**Hard Feel**9%
*“They are not nearly as soft as I'd hoped they would be”*
**Product Condition**8%
*“Obviously not new”*
**Moist/Dry**5%
*“Seems they dried out”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“High in fillers=low in quality”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“I was a little worried the box was gonna be too big and annoying”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**3%
*“A little dusty and dirty,”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“a bit dusty to use”*
**Ethical Trade/Fair Trade**3%
*“Do not trust this manufacturer”*
**Durability**3%
*“Breaks easily”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Color**16%
**Defective Material/Parts**14%
**Value For Money**11%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
**Size-Overall**8%
**Quality-Overall**7%
**Product Condition**7%
**Hard Feel**4%
**Functionality-Overall**3%
**Moist/Dry**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is soft pastels for artists professional grade profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $237K/yr across 54 tracked products. 2 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +1.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- **How competitive is the soft pastels for artists professional grade niche?**
- 12 brands and 84 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 32% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in soft pastels for artists professional grade?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Hard Feel, Product Condition. The return rate is 1.4%.
- **What does it cost to enter the soft pastels for artists professional grade niche?**
- Listings span $8.57–$605.45; the average listing price is $74.98 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 922 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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