Caran d'Ache : Pastel Pencils

Caran D Ache Pastel Pencils are available in 84 shades and are ideal for making colour sketches on the spot, ready for later use as the basis for finished work. When kept sharp their fine points can also be used for retouching and overlaying work done in soft pastels along with various techniques for fine work.These professional quality pastel pencils are created by hand by master craftsman. Dry pastels are particularly challenging to produce but the products in the range are designed and developed in Caran D'Ache's Geneva workshop. Available in 84 rich and vibrant colours with a powdery texture and generous shading properties. The purity of shades with a high concentration of Ultra-Fine pigments with the powerful coverage and exceptional lightfastness. The large lead (4.7mm diameter) offers strong point and rich texture that will work well with most surfaces, then the angle and the pressure applied can be varied for coarse or fine, dense or light lines. The hexagonal rounded shape of the barrel reduces the risk of rolling and falling off of a desk or work surface, and the colour cap matches the lead colour for easy identification of each pencil. Each pencil is manufactured from the highest quality Cedar Wood this gives best results when sharpened with a blade. The texture and colour of the surface directly affect the final result of your work. Pastels adhere best to grainy card or paper, but can be used on a whole host of surfaces.The Blue Wool Scale Caran d'Ache provides clear information on the lightfastness of all these 84 colours, ranging from ˜…˜… to ˜…˜…˜…˜…˜…. Some colours will remain unaltered for up to 100 years! The lightfastness rating is based on the Blue Wool Scale, which measures the resistance of the colours when exposed to light.Colours with a ˜…˜…˜…˜…˜… or ˜…˜…˜…˜… rating can be used by professional artists. They will remain unaltered for decades. Colours with a ˜…˜…˜… rating are satisfactory but they will last longer if used in concentrated form, or if the work is protected by anti-UV glass or exhibited under subdued lighting. Colours with a ˜… and ˜…˜… rating are not suitable for works that are permanently on show.