These hand rolled pastels have a velvety soft texture, come in a wide range of vibrant colours, and are excellent for layering.

These velvety soft, oversized pastels are 33% larger than most brands and are hand-rolled for professional artists. Intended for the professional artist, Richeson Handmade Soft Pastels are 33% larger than most brands, measuring approximately 2-3/4" long x 5/8" in diameter

• Superior lightfastness
• Professional quality
• Pastel stick Size: 2¾ inch x 5/8 inch
• Create broad, smooth strokes or fine detail
• Offers consistent application without crumbling
• Perfect for velvety finish work
• Superior selection - 120 colours available

Assorted-colour sets — created in different sizes or specifically for portraits and landscapes. Each set is contained in an elegant black box, with each pastel individually cushioned in a foam insert.

Half-Stick Soft Pastel Sets — Now available in a half-stick size, these vibrant, velvety soft pastels are 30% larger than most brands. Hand–rolled for professional artists, each set of Half-Stick Soft Pastels offers an introduction to Richeson's distinctive range of Grays, Earths, Yellows, Blues, and Reds.

Best Used On: Toothy papers - As a pastellist, you want the surface to interact with the pastel. The coating has been specially prepared to create an excellent tooth that will withstand multiple layering. Whether you are working with charcoal, semi-hard, soft or oil pastel, this surface is unique on the market today. It has a very pronounced tooth, so your pastels come alive on the surface. When you're ready to apply the next layer, you'll find that the surface grabs and holds the pigment in the pastel, allowing you to get great depth in your compositions. (Ex: Pastel paper, Graded Sandpapers and mediums to create tooth on any surface.)

Waterproof - Since the coating is waterproof, you can apply water to soften the edges of the pastel without altering the surface. You can also scrub around the colour with a rag or any of our pastel blending products. Since it is waterproof, you can freely apply inks, guache and acrylics to your compositions to explore a wide range of techniques.

Rigid Boards or 140 lb acid-free high quality watercolour paper – Small board products are fantastic for plein air painting, while the larger sizes are excellent for use in the studio. Rigid Boards creates a stiff board that is light in weight, making it ideal for workshop artists who work large.

Selection of Colours - A wide variety of colours gives you an outstanding choice of backgrounds to select from. As with all new products, we want you to try these new surfaces. They are unique, well thought out and relatively inexpensive.