This Royal Talens Rembrandt Professional Soft Pastel Portrait Selection Set of 30 Whole Pastels contains a range high-quality artists pastels and is a perfect set for those focusing upon portraiture. For a soft pastel, they are relatively firm and dry, which means you have a greater degree of control, but once applied they blend fully. The Royal Talens brand of Holland dates back to 1899, and the Rembrandt soft pastel itself to 1924. Now as then, they're made with a high concentration of pure pigment, making them highly lightfast, and bound with kaolin clay, the two blended to ensure consistent brilliant colours and an even release.