Rembrandt soft pastels owe their quality to the close collaboration with professional artists, combined with traditional expertise and more than a century of experience in the manufacture of pastels. Each colour is made according to a unique formula, and the necessary raw materials go through very strict controls for each new batch. Pastels are a soft type of chalk based on kaolin (china clay) and pigment, with which drawings can be made in a style similar to painting. Artists who work with pastels tend to see their work as a painting rather than a drawing.  Set of 10 half length sticks. Soft pastels. Excellent colour release. Intense and pure colours. Good to highest degree of lightfastness. Very high colouring power due to high concentration of pigment. Free from lead, cadmium and cobalt. Colours Included White (100,5) Light Yellow (201,5) Orange (235,5) Permanent Red Deep (371,5) Red Violet (545,5) Ultramarine Light (505,7) Permanent Green Deep (619,5) Raw Sienna (234,5) Burnt Umber (409,5) Black (700,5) Download the colour chart here for a complete list of colours included, with specific colour information.