Holbein Artists’ Oil Pastel Set (15/25/40/50)
Holbein Artists’ Oil Pastels are soft, creamy, and fun to use.
Endorsed by the Oil Pastel Association of America (OPA), Holbein Artists’ Oil Pastels move and feel like creamy chalk pastels minus the dust. These pastels are the culmination of more than 50 years of research, development, and manufacturing expertise in the oil pastel field. The manufacturing process is entirely automated to ensure uniformity of color distribution.
The color lays down cleanly and evenly without stickiness. You can mix the rich colors dry or with linseed oil. They guarantee color consistency by tracking pigment distribution and purity. The colors never completely dry out because Holbein suspends the pigments in a mixture of wax and mineral oil. The large square stick shape is easy to hold and less prone to breakage.
These pastels provide brilliant results on coloured paper, sanded pastel paper, frosted mylar, canvas and coloured gesso all make great surfaces for oil pastel.
Holbein Artists’ Oil Pastels can be applied to almost any ground. They are used extensively over finished acrylic and oil paintings. Due to the parafin content and highly refined mineral oil, they will never harden completely and cannot be successfully varnished. Therefore, all finished work should be mounted under glass.
Each oil pastel measures 3/8" square × 2-3/4" long.
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U 681 // Set of 15 colors: Carmine, Vermilion, Fresh Pink, Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Light Green, Viridian, Blue, Ultramarine Deep, Wine Red, Mars Orange, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber, Black, White
U 684 // Set of 25 colors: Carmine, Vermilion, Fresh Pink, Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Light Green, Viridian, Blue, Ultramarine Deep, Wine Red, Mars Orange, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber, Black, White (x2), Crimson, Orange, Grass Green, Sap Green, Prussian Blue, Violet, Terra Rosa, Neutral Grey #2, Neutral Grey #3
U 686 // Set of 40 colors: Carmine, Vermilion, Fresh Pink, Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Light Green, Viridian, Blue, Ultramarine Deep, Wine Red, Mars Orange, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber, Black, White (x2), Crimson, Orange, Grass Green, Sap Green, Prussian Blue, Violet, Terra Rosa, Neutral Grey #2, Neutral Grey #3, Cherry Red, Coral Red, Light Yellow, Lime Green, Deep Green, Terre Vert, Greenish Yellow, Peacock Blue, Aqua Blue, Indigo, Light Violet, Mars Yellow, Raw Umber Sepia, Warm Grey #2
Please note that due to trade agreements, we are unable to ship this product to the US and Canada.