Rembrandt soft pastels owe their quality to the close collaboration with professional artists, combined with traditional expertise and more than a century of experience in the manufacture of pastels. Each colour is made according to a unique formula and the necessary raw materials go through very strict controls for each new batch. Rembrandt pastels have for many years been the most commonly used pastels in the world, in part due to their unique characteristics.

The softness has been chosen so that the pastels can easily transfer their colour while at the same time not fall apart or turn to powder. The Rembrandt pastels owe their very high coloured intensity and colour purity to the superior choice of pigments and the high pigment concentration. Only through a strict selection of the pigments used can the best combination of the characteristics be achieved. No harmful pigments are used. The colour numbers followed by .5 are the pure pigment. .3 has some black mixed in a higher numbers have white mixed in.

They contain only the purest medium fine ground artists' pigments, which are in the highest possible concentration. Contrastingly, the binding agent content, is kept to a minimum, which ensures a stable compound. In order to guarantee the highest quality it is necessary to manufacture Schmincke pastels using special recipes which avoid the use of machinery during manufacture. 'Worm extruders' form the pre-kneaded dough into round skeins, which are then detached by hand and cut in a wirestrung frame. The damp sticks have to dry for around eight days before they can be labelled and packed by hand. This is a costly and time consuming process, however it is the only way Schmincke can guarantee homogenous quality and smoothness in all the production cycles.

All tones are made up of delicate shade gradients, tending towards white.Their comfortable handling and large contact surface allow large areas to be covered with a high degree of regularity.

Mount Vision soft pastels are hand made by Karl Kelly using the finest traditional and synthetic pigments combined with a base of chalk, talc and clay to produce a pastel with a wonderful buttery feel, yet durable and strong. Pastel Size: 1/2"x 2 3/4"

Only lightfast, high density mineral pigments are used in the manufacture of Blue Earth Pastels. The pastels are almost square in shape and are on the very soft end of the hardness scale. Each stick has a number imprinted for easy identification. Blue Earth offer an impressive colour selection, with new Turquoise, Nearly Neutral Warm and Nearly Neutral Cool colours recently added to the original colour ranges. Stick Size: approx. 1/2" x 7/16" x 1 3/16"

Only lightfast, high density mineral pigments are used in the manufacture of Blue Earth Pastels. The pastels are almost square in shape and are on the very soft end of the hardness scale. Each stick has a number imprinted for easy identification. Blue Earth offer an impressive colour selection, with new Turquoise, Nearly Neutral Warm and Nearly Neutral Cool colours recently added to the original colour ranges. Stick Size: approx. 1/2" x 7/16" x 1 3/16"

All tones are made up of delicate shade gradients, tending towards white.Their comfortable handling and large contact surface allow large areas to be covered with a high degree of regularity.

Only lightfast, high density mineral pigments are used in the manufacture of Blue Earth Pastels. The pastels are almost square in shape and are on the very soft end of the hardness scale. Each stick has a number imprinted for easy identification. Blue Earth offer an impressive colour selection, with new Turquoise, Nearly Neutral Warm and Nearly Neutral Cool colours recently added to the original colour ranges. Stick Size: approx. 1/2" x 7/16" x 1 3/16"

Rembrandt soft pastels owe their quality to the close collaboration with professional artists, combined with traditional expertise and more than a century of experience in the manufacture of pastels. Each colour is made according to a unique formula and the necessary raw materials go through very strict controls for each new batch. Rembrandt pastels have for many years been the most commonly used pastels in the world, in part due to their unique characteristics. The softness has been chosen so that the pastels can easily transfer their colour while at the same time not fall apart or turn to powder. The Rembrandt pastels owe their very high coloured intensity and colour purity to the superior choice of pigments and the high pigment concentration. Only through a strict selection of the pigments used can the best combination of the characteristics be achieved. No harmful pigments are used.

The colour numbers followed by '-5' are the pure pigment. The colour numbers which have a '-3' after them have some black mixed in. Higher numbers such as '-7', '8' and '-9' indicate that the pastels have white mixed in.

Contents Include:
100-5 White, 205-9 Lemon Yellow, 205-8 Lemon Yellow, 205-5 Lemon Yellow, 201-5 Light Yellow, 202-12 Deep Yellow, 202-9 Deep Yellow, 202-7 Deep Yellow, 202-5 Deep Yellow, 236-9 Light Orange, 236-5 Light Orange, 236-3 Light Orange, 370-9 Permanent Red Light, 370-7 Permanent Red Light, 370-5 Permanent Red Light, 372-9 Permanent Red, 372-5 Permanent Red, 331-5 Madder Lake Deep, 318-8 Carmine, 318-5 Carmine, 397-10 Permanent Rose, 397-7 Permanent Rose, 397-5 Permanent Rose, 397-3 Permanent Rose, 545-8 Red Violet, 545-7 Red Violet, 545-5 Red Violet, 545-3 Red Violet, 536-7 Violet, 548-5 Blue Violet, 536-9 Violet, 548-3 Blue Violet, 505-9 Ultramarine Light, 505-7 Ultramarine Light, 505-5 Ultramarine Light, 506-7 Ultramarine Deep, 506-5 Ultramarine Deep, 506-3 Ultramarine Deep, 508-7 Prussian Blue, 508-5 Prussian Blue, 570-9 Phthalo Blue, 570-5 Phthalo Blue, 570-3 Phthalo Blue, 522-5 Turquoise Blue, 522-3 Turquoise Blue, 640-9 Bluish Green, 640-7 Bluish Green, 675-8 Phthalo Green, 675-5 Phthalo Green, 627-5 Cinnabar Green Deep, 618-5 Permanent Green Light, 626-10 Cinnabar Green Light, 626-5 Cinnabar Green Light, 633-7 Permanent Yellow Green, 620-8 Olive Green, 620-5 Olive Green, 620-3 Olive Green, 227-10 Yellow Ochre, 227-7 Yellow Ochre, 227-5 Yellow Ochre, 234-9 Raw Sienna, 231-9 Gold Ochre, 231-8 Gold Ochre, 231-7 Gold Ochre, 231-5 Gold Ochre, 231-3 Gold Ochre, 411-9 Burnt Sienna, 411-5 Burnt Sienna, 339-9 Light Oxide Red, 339-7 Light Oxide Red, 339-5 Light Oxide Red, 339-3 Light Oxide Red, 343-7 Caput Mortuum Red, 343-5 Caput Mortuum Red, 343-3 Caput Mortuum Red, 409-8 Burnt Umber, 409-5 Burnt Umber, 538-10 Mars Violet, 538-5 Mars Violet, 347-9 Indian Red, 347-7 Indian Red, 347-5 Indian Red, 347-3 Indian Red, 709-9 Green Grey, 704-8 Grey, 704-7 Grey, 707-7 Mouse Grey, 727-7 Bluish Grey, 727-5 Bluish Grey & 700-5 Black.

Only lightfast, high density mineral pigments are used in the manufacture of Blue Earth Pastels. The pastels are almost square in shape and are on the very soft end of the hardness scale. Each stick has a number imprinted for easy identification. Blue Earth offer an impressive colour selection, with new Turquoise, Nearly Neutral Warm and Nearly Neutral Cool colours recently added to the original colour ranges. Stick Size: approx. 1/2" x 7/16" x 1 3/16"

Only lightfast, high density mineral pigments are used in the manufacture of Blue Earth Pastels. The pastels are almost square in shape and are on the very soft end of the hardness scale. Each stick has a number imprinted for easy identification. Blue Earth offer an impressive colour selection, with new Turquoise, Nearly Neutral Warm and Nearly Neutral Cool colours recently added to the original colour ranges. Stick Size: approx. 1/2" x 7/16" x 1 3/16"

Only lightfast, high density mineral pigments are used in the manufacture of Blue Earth Pastels. The pastels are almost square in shape and are on the very soft end of the hardness scale. Each stick has a number imprinted for easy identification. Blue Earth offer an impressive colour selection, with new Turquoise, Nearly Neutral Warm and Nearly Neutral Cool colours recently added to the original colour ranges. Stick Size: approx. 1/2" x 7/16" x 1 3/16"

Only lightfast, high density mineral pigments are used in the manufacture of Blue Earth Pastels. The pastels are almost square in shape and are on the very soft end of the hardness scale. Each stick has a number imprinted for easy identification. Blue Earth offer an impressive colour selection, with new Turquoise, Nearly Neutral Warm and Nearly Neutral Cool colours recently added to the original colour ranges. Stick Size: approx. 1/2" x 7/16" x 1 3/16"

Only lightfast, high density mineral pigments are used in the manufacture of Blue Earth Pastels. The pastels are almost square in shape and are on the very soft end of the hardness scale. Each stick has a number imprinted for easy identification. Blue Earth offer an impressive colour selection, with new Turquoise, Nearly Neutral Warm and Nearly Neutral Cool colours recently added to the original colour ranges. Stick Size: approx. 1/2" x 7/16" x 1 3/16"

Rembrandt soft pastels owe their quality to the close collaboration with professional artists, combined with traditional expertise and more than a century of experience in the manufacture of pastels. Each colour is made according to a unique formula and the necessary raw materials go through very strict controls for each new batch. Rembrandt pastels have for many years been the most commonly used pastels in the world, in part due to their unique characteristics. The softness has been chosen so that the pastels can easily transfer their colour while at the same time not fall apart or turn to powder. The Rembrandt pastels owe their very high coloured intensity and colour purity to the superior choice of pigments and the high pigment concentration. Only through a strict selection of the pigments used can the best combination of the characteristics be achieved. No harmful pigments are used.

The colour numbers followed by '-5' are the pure pigment. The colour numbers which have a '-3' after them have some black mixed in. Higher numbers such as '-7', '8' and '-9' indicate that the pastels have white mixed in.

Contents Include:
100-5 White, 205-8 Lemon Yellow, 201-5 Light Yellow, 202-5 Deep Yellow, 236-5 Light Orange, 370-9 Permanent Red Light, 370-5 Permanent Red Light, 372-5 Permanent Red, 331-5 Madder Lake Deep, 318-8 Carmine, 397-10 Permanent Rose, 397-7 Permanent Rose, 545-7 Red Violet, 545-5 Red Violet, 536-9 Violet, 548-7 Blue Violet, 548-3 Blue Violet, 505-9 Ultramarine Light, 506-7 Ultramarine Deep, 506-5 Ultramarine Deep, 508-7 Prussian Blue, 570-9 Phthalo Blue, 570-5 Phthalo Blue, 675-5 Phthalo Green, 627-5 Cinnabar Green Deep, 618-5 Permanent Green Light, 620-3 Olive Green, 633-9 Permanent Yellow Green, 227-5 Yellow Ochre, 234-9 Raw Sienna, 227-10 Yellow Ochre, 231-7 Gold Ochre, 231-5 Gold Ochre, 411-9 Burnt Sienna, 411-5 Burnt Sienna, 339-7 Light Oxide Red, 339-3 Light Oxide Red, 409-8 Burnt Umber, 409-5 Burnt Umber, 538-5 Mars Violet, 347-7 Indian Red, 704-8 Grey, 707-7 Mouse Grey, 727-5 Bluish Grey and 700-5 Black.

Unison Pastels are made in Northumberland and contain only pure pigments in a cycle of related hues, instead of adding white or black to the colours. The result is intense, vibrant colour not muddied by the blending of colours.

Unison's pastels contain very little binder, making them truly soft and smooth. They are mixed to meticulous recipes and are based on traditional pigments such as cadmiums, cobalts and natural and synthetic earths.

Pastels measure approximately 3" long × 6/8" diameter (75 mm × 20mm). Sticks vary slightly due to the hand-making process.

All tones are made up of delicate shade gradients, tending towards white.Their comfortable handling and large contact surface allow large areas to be covered with a high degree of regularity.

Mount Vision soft pastels are hand made by Karl Kelly using the finest traditional and synthetic pigments combined with a base of chalk, talc and clay to produce a pastel with a wonderful buttery feel, yet durable and strong. Pastel Size: 1/2"x 2 3/4"

Only lightfast, high density mineral pigments are used in the manufacture of Blue Earth Pastels. The pastels are almost square in shape and are on the very soft end of the hardness scale. Each stick has a number imprinted for easy identification. Blue Earth offer an impressive colour selection, with new Turquoise, Nearly Neutral Warm and Nearly Neutral Cool colours recently added to the original colour ranges. Stick Size: approx. 1/2" x 7/16" x 1 3/16"

Only lightfast, high density mineral pigments are used in the manufacture of Blue Earth Pastels. The pastels are almost square in shape and are on the very soft end of the hardness scale. Each stick has a number imprinted for easy identification. Blue Earth offer an impressive colour selection, with new Turquoise, Nearly Neutral Warm and Nearly Neutral Cool colours recently added to the original colour ranges. Stick Size: approx. 1/2" x 7/16" x 1 3/16"

Only lightfast, high density mineral pigments are used in the manufacture of Blue Earth Pastels. The pastels are almost square in shape and are on the very soft end of the hardness scale. Each stick has a number imprinted for easy identification. Blue Earth offer an impressive colour selection, with new Turquoise, Nearly Neutral Warm and Nearly Neutral Cool colours recently added to the original colour ranges. Stick Size: approx. 1/2" x 7/16" x 1 3/16"

Only lightfast, high density mineral pigments are used in the manufacture of Blue Earth Pastels. The pastels are almost square in shape and are on the very soft end of the hardness scale. Each stick has a number imprinted for easy identification. Blue Earth offer an impressive colour selection, with new Turquoise, Nearly Neutral Warm and Nearly Neutral Cool colours recently added to the original colour ranges. Stick Size: approx. 1/2" x 7/16" x 1 3/16"

Only lightfast, high density mineral pigments are used in the manufacture of Blue Earth Pastels. The pastels are almost square in shape and are on the very soft end of the hardness scale. Each stick has a number imprinted for easy identification. Blue Earth offer an impressive colour selection, with new Turquoise, Nearly Neutral Warm and Nearly Neutral Cool colours recently added to the original colour ranges. Stick Size: approx. 1/2" x 7/16" x 1 3/16"

Daler-Rowney are acknowledged as the world masters in the making of artists’ pastels - and to complement the range of almost 200 tints, there are specialist surfaces and fixatives. The finest pigments are blended with chalk and china clay to produce the vibrant colour and smooth velvet texture of Artists’ Soft Pastels, each one carefully wrapped by hand. The rich, deep colour, texture and immediacy of Artists’ Soft Pastels is ideal for all kinds of drawing and painting as well as quick colour sketches for preparatory work.

Mount Vision soft pastels are hand made by Karl Kelly using the finest traditional and synthetic pigments combined with a base of chalk, talc and clay to produce a pastel with a wonderful buttery feel, yet durable and strong. Pastel Size: 1/2"x 2 3/4"