Van Gogh Soft Pastels Starter Set with 12 Colors

Pure, brilliant colors in the form of soft pastels for anyone who wants to emulate the artist-in-training. Van Gogh's slender, rounded pastels are ideal for using the edges for details or the sides for broad expanses. High-quality pigments and kaolin clay combine to create this product with easy color transfer and a velvety finish that is less likely to chip. The pigments used are free of heavy metals: lead, cadmium, and cobalt. Pastels work beautifully on rougher surfaces to which the pastel can adhere, such as paper, cardboard, stone, asphalt, or wood. Pastel drawings and paintings can stain, and applying a coat of fixative to a finished artwork is recommended. The colors have a lightfastness rating ranging from good (25-100 years under museum conditions) to excellent (100+ years under museum conditions). This 12 pastel starter set contains the following general colours: White(5) (100.5), Dark Yellow(5) (202.5), Lemon Yellow(5) (205.5), Yellow Ochre(5) (227.5), Madder Lake Deep(3) (331.3), Permanent Red(5) (372.5), Burnt Umber(5) (409.5), Ultramarine Deep(5) (506.5), Red Violet(5) (545.5), Phthalo Blue(7) (570.7), Permanent Green Deep(5) (619.5), Black(5) (700.5).