Caran d\'Ache has been an expert manufacturer of pastels since 1952 and it was more than 30 years ago that the craftsmen in its Geneva workshops developed the NEOPASTEL. This set brings together 12 of the most used oil pastel colours to help you start creating immediately. These pastels have a velvety texture, with a high pigment concentration and covering, you can apply large quantities of opaque colour in strokes or as blocks of colour, blended and in washes. Neopastel colours can be used on almost any substrate including tinted paper, tracing paper and smooth papers, canvas, wood, glass, leather and more! Caran d\'Ache Neopastels can also be used on dry undercoats such as ink, acrylic, water-based and oil-based paints. This set contains the 12 integral colours for working with oil pastels, from this selection many colour mixes can be created. - Deep matt colours with good coverage - Excellent lightfastness - Soluble in Turpentine, water-resistant - Heat-resistant - Pastels do not powder or dry out - Ideal for shading and mixing with fingers - Soft Velvety Texture - Pastel dimension: 10mm x 68mm Colours Included: 001 - White 003 - Light Grey 009 - Black 059 - Brown 035 - Ochre 010 - Yellow 070 - Scarlet 090 - Purple 140 - Ultramarine 161 - Light Blue 210 - Emerald Green 230 - Yellow Green