This box of 24 Polychromos Artists Pastel Sticks from Faber-Castell are blendable pastels with fantastic light fastness. Each pastel has a square cross section that is perfect for finer lines and filling in large areas. This set features specially selected colours that contain high quality pigments that are completely free of lubricants and wax, to give you a seamless drawing experience. These pastels are well suited for drawing and can be smudged to create striking blends and transitions of colours. Once you have finished you can fix the pastel drawings with minimal fixing so that they retain their vividness and detail. Polychromos pastel crayons can be used to form paint by grinding them into a fine pigment powder, and then mix them with oil, resin or an acrylic medium. These pastels will also work on an array of surfaces including, paper, cardboard, wood, stone and many more. - Brand: Faber-Castell - Polychromos Artists Pastel Crayons - Features 24 different colours - Contains high quality pigments for vivid colours - Great for blending and creating colour transitions - Can be ground up into a powder to create paint