Sennelier's Extra-Soft Pastels were created over a period of three years at the turn of the 20th century and the result was the creation of one of the largest chromatic range of pastels. These pastels are comfortable to hold and allow for large areas to be covered with a lush, luxurious color. Each pastel is composed of high quality pure pigment and a natural transparent binder. For gradient shades, increasing amounts of mineral fines are added, ultimately tending towards white. The exceptional brightness is the result of the pigment and the natural mineral fines discovered by Sennelier in 1905 and that have been used ever since. The manufacturing process of the Sennelier cylindrical pastel does not compress the paste, and the pastel dries naturally in open air.
Sennelier Soft Pastels are water soluble and have an unparalleled pigment intensity. Even a gentle stroke delivers a solid, powerful line of brilliant color. 100% pure pigment, meaning no clay, binders or fillers have been added. Sennelier Soft Pastels offer incredible depth and luminosity and are lightfast to hold color for centuries.
This Sennelier Soft Pastel is packaged in a sturdy cardboard box with snug fitting foam to protect each stick.
Each half stick measures 1-1/4" long x 1/2" in diameter.
Set of 40, Portrait Colors, Half-Sticks - This set of half sticks features colors designed specifically for the art of sketching portraits. This soft pastel set includes one each of Apple Green 205, Bistre 61, Blue Grey Green 500, Blue Violet 333, Bright Yellow 341, Bronze Green Deep 158, Brown Lake 266, Cadmium Yellow Light 297, Cerulean Blue 261, Cobalt Blue 353, Cobalt Blue 356, Flesh Ochre 16, Golden Ochre 127, Helios Red 681, Hot Brown 191, Ivory Black 513, Lawn Green 148, Lemon Yellow 600, Lemon Yellow 602, Lemon Yellow 603, Madder Carmine 378, Magenta Violet 940, Magenta Violet 944, Mummy 104, Naples Yellow 99, Orange Lead 37, Prussian Blue 288, Purple Violet 32?, Raw Sienna 508, Red Brown 6, Reseda Grey Green 212, Ultramarine Deep 388, Van Dyck Brown 439, Van Dyck Violet 406, Van Dyck Violet 409, Vermilion 83, Viridian 252, Viridian 256, White 525 and Yellow Ochre 115.
