Sakura's Cray-Pas Expressionist is a superior oil pastel with intense colors. This set contains the 12 basic colors of the rich Cray-Pas palette, ideal for creating portraits, landscapes, abstract artwork, or other creations. The oil pastel is soft and easy to apply on various surfaces such as paper, canvas, wood, plastic, and stone. This way, you can even imitate the effect of oil paint! The oil pastel is art-quality and lightfast, so your sketches and drawings will last a long time. In 1925, Sakura discovered and patented a revolutionary coloring product, Cray-Pas: a soft, easy-to-use oil pastel with intense colors. This marked a global breakthrough in the field of coloring, and after almost 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.