Schmincke Soft Pastel Set 50 Colors Half Size

Schmincke Pastel Set. Each pastel stick has a velvety texture and silky softness and is handmade (contains no chalk). It offers an extraordinary and extremely enjoyable pastel application experience. Because it contains the highest quality pigments and has a very high level of pigmentation, it provides an extremely strong color appearance on the painting surface. The amount of binder has been kept to the lowest possible level. This ensures that you achieve the most natural state of the color when you apply the paint. It has the highest lightfastness achievable in pastel paints. This series contains unique color mixtures and colors specific to the series. The pastel painting technique, which combines drawing techniques and intense color effects, has been quite popular among artists for centuries. Schmincke extra-soft pastels have a velvety consistency and a texture as soft as silk. Thanks to its traditional production technique and special formula, it offers a painting application that stands out with its softness and color intensity. When used in its pure form, it can be used on special pastel paper or on a canvas primed with Schmincke primers. It is suitable for all mixed techniques. A color spectrum containing 400 different shades allows for countless artistic possibilities. With the fixatives produced by Schmincke for pastel paints, your pastel artworks will remain dazzling, just as they were when first created, for very long periods without wearing out. Because Schmincke Pastels contain extra-fine and intense pigments, they cannot be produced by machine, as machines break pastel sticks of this quality. For this reason, they are produced using traditional methods and hand-cut. One of the secrets behind the stable and unchanging high quality of the Schmincke Pastel series is its consistent adherence to this traditional production technique.