Set of 36 intense Cray-Pas Expressionist colors; superior oil pastels from Sakura. Ideal for creating portraits, landscapes, abstract artwork, or other creations. The oil pastels are soft and easy to apply to various surfaces such as paper, canvas, wood, plastic, and stone. This way, you can even imitate the effect of oil paint! The oil pastels are art-quality and extremely lightfast, so your artwork will retain its original color for decades. In 1925, Sakura discovered and patented a revolutionary color product, Cray-Pas: a soft, easy-to-use oil pastel with intense colors. This marked a global breakthrough in the field of color, and after nearly a century, Cray-Pas remains the leading oil pastel for children and artists worldwide. The quality of Cray-Pas is undeniable due to its balanced color range, opacity, unique pigments, and ease of application.