Pastel sets make it possible to approach a technique without having to build a colour selection one stick at a time. Each set is organised around a subject or tonal logic: portrait sets with light and dark skin tones, landscape sets with vegetation, sky and earth tones, and themed sets such as autumn colours, seascape tones, or fluorescent colours. This structure makes it easy for beginners to get started and allows experienced practitioners to quickly acquire a coherent selection for a specific type of work. Soft pastel sets bring together half-pastels with a rich texture that covers paper grain well. Pan format sets are applied with a sponge, suited to backgrounds, gradients, and atmospheric effects. Oil pastel sets cover uses ranging from expressive drawing to direct painting on canvas. Pastel pencils offer the precision of a pencil with the pigmentation of a soft pastel, useful for details and outlines in mixed-media compositions. Also explore our full selection of pastels.
