Schmincke 45-Color Pastel Pencil Set in Wooden Box - Handmade, Multi-Purpose Pastels with Brilliant Velvety Matt Finish & High Lightfastness - Perfect for Artists, Sketching, Drawing & Professional Artwork

? 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.