Extra soft pastels made with pigments chosen for colourfastness and brilliance mixed only with natural binders. Luminous and velvety permits fine variations in shading and the mellowest of tones packaged in an attractive wooden box.
An expanded selection of colours chosen from the traditional palette of the French Impressionists: Presented in a beautiful stained wood box with brass fittings.
Product Description
These extra-fine soft pastels are water soluble and have an unparalleled depth, luminosity and intensity; they are made of 100% pure pigments, with no clay, binders or fillers, so that even a gentle stroke delivers a solid, powerful line of brilliant colour. They are lightfast enough to hold colour for centuries. The pastels come in a sturdy, varnished and foam-lined box. Standard size sticks come in 525 colours, including 25 iridescent - the largest range available.
WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer. (Unbound Titanium Dioxide)
Sennelier Soft Pastel Sets
Sets are packaged in sturdy wooden box, with a snug fitting foam to protect each stick. Full-sticks measure 2andfrac12;" long andtimes; andfrac12;" in diameter (64 mm andtimes; 13 mm).
Wooden Box 175 Stick Set - ideal for gift giving as well as studio storage. Snug fitting foam protects each stick in smoothly finished hardwood cases with brass hardware. The box of 175 pastel stick features leather handles and accents. It measures 15andfrac12; inch andtimes; 17andfrac12; inch andtimes; 3andfrac12; inch (387 mm andtimes; 437 mm andtimes; 87 mm).
Sennelier Soft Pastels are also available in a variety of specialized sets. In addition to light, medium, and dark toned sets, Sennelier also offers starter, landscape, portrait, and floral sets.
