Very interesting post. I agree that AI can sometimes give very confusing or outdated information, especially about art materials. Real experience and testing teach much more than AI answers. Also, your parrot artwork looks really beautiful despite the paper limitations.
Thank you dear friend for checking on me. I doubt I will buy this paper again. After the green I should have some other colours I might try out (no point to save them or throw away).
If time I go try out to wet the soft pastels. Who knows it helps the blending unless the paper falls apart.