Van Gogh Starter Set Soft Pastel 12 Colors

Soft pastels in pure and brilliant colors for those looking for quality for artists and students. The slim round Van Gogh chalk is ideal for using the corners for small details and the sides for large areas of color. They are made from high-quality pigments and kaolin clay to achieve easy color transfer, a velvety appearance and less tendency to crumble. The pigments are free of heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and cobalt. Pastels work great on textured surfaces to which the pastels will adhere, for example paper, cardboard, stone, asphalt or wood. Pastel drawings and paintings are not smudge-proof and it is recommended to use a fixative on the finished artwork. The colors are rated as lightfast from good (25-100 years under museum conditions) to excellent (over 100 years under museum conditions). This 12-piece pastel starter set contains a general selection of colors: White(5) (100.5), dark yellow(5) (202.5), lemon yellow(5) (205.5), yellow ochre(5) (227.5), dark madder(3) (331.3), permanent red(5) (372.5), burnt umber(5) (409.5), dark ultramarine(5) (506.5), red violet(5) (545.5), phthalo blue(7) (570.7), dark permanent green(5) (619.5), black(5) (700.5).