Schmincke – Pastel, 45 colors, multi-purpose, 77 245 097, wooden box with 45 pastel pencils, handmade pastels, brilliant, velvety matt, highly lightfast shades

The Schmincke Extra-Soft Pastel Multi-Purpose Set in Wooden Box features the purest medium of handmade, fine ground artists’ pigments in high concentration. These pastels have the minimum share of binders and the highest light fastness. The slow and precise manufacturing process guarantees consistent quality, smoothness and color. 45 colors included in set. Made in Germany.

Features

• THE BRAND: Schmincke has been producing the best, finest artists’ colors Made in Germany since 1881 and they are available in over 60 countries. The range includes watercolors, acrylics, oil colors, pastels, gouache colors, airbrush colors and much more.
• Pastels: Dark wooden box “multi-purpose”, with 45 finest pastels in a wide range of colors, (L x W x H 29.6 x 29.6 x 3.8 cm). Extensive assortment with color gradations for all themes and ideal as a gift set in best, velvet-matt Schmincke pastel quality.
• COLORS: colors included are – 002 D, 003 D, 004 M, 004 D, 010 D, 005 D, 042 D, 040 D, 041 D, 044 B, 045 D, 045 B, 048 B, 049 H, 059 H, 063 B, 066 D, 063 D, 064 H, 064 M, 064 O, 068 D, 080 B, 070 B, 087 B, 085 D, 073 D, 077 B, 077 D, 077 M, 001 D, 098 O, 023 O, 016 O, 013 O, 014 D, 032 H, 033 D, 022 D, 036 D, 036 B, 097 D, 095 B, 091 D, 095 O
• QUALITY: The 400 extra-fine pastels from Schmincke are as delicate as velvet and silk with a particularly soft and intense color application due to their formula and manufacture-like production. They contain a maximum of the best artist’s pigments with a minimal binder content. Highest light fastnesses ensure durability and unique color mixtures as well as special colors allow limitless artistic possibilities
• Good to know: The pastels consist of the best artists pigments without chalk content! The binder content is so low that the medium-fine milled pigments just get a stable bond. There are 5 gradations of each of 75 colors: Full tone (D), a black gradation (B) as well as 3 white gradations (H, M, O). Versatile use: pure on special pastel paper, mixed media technique, on canvas with the special Schmincke primer. Pastel paintings should be protected with a special pastel fixative.