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Item #: 20036
$4.95 - $1,501.92
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Sennelier uses only the purest pigments, mixed with minimal amounts of natural binders, in an exclusive formula that yields lightfast, water-soluble p...
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Item #: 21934
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Here are genuine artists' quality pastels - the softest in the world - uniquely packaged in stacking and interlocking jars. PanPastels were specially ...
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Item #: 20026
$5.75 - $810.00
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Rembrandt, the world's most popular soft pastels,have an unsurpassed purity and intensity. Rembrandt Pastels are made from the best quality, finely gr...
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Item #: 20048
$5.78 - $325.00
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English artist John Hersey began hand-making his own pastels over a decade ago. Gently hand-rolled and air-dried, each stick is as much an organic scu...
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Item #: 21934
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Here are genuine artists' quality pastels - the softest in the world - uniquely packaged in stacking and interlocking jars. PanPastels were specially ...
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Item #: 20016
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For school arts. Brilliant, full pigment soft pastels. Square sticks are shrink-wrapped in stackable black plastic trays.
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Item #: 20074
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Diane Townsend's palette of Soft Form pastels encompasses both classical artists' colors and an exotic and vivid range of modern pigments and mixes ba...
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Item #: 21949
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Each hand-rolled stick contains a unique combination of traditional and synthetic pigments, combined to bring out their inherent beauty. Colors lay do...
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Item #: 20076
$5.78 - $1,695.00
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Unmatched in their softness and consistency, Schmincke soft pastels were created using the finest artist's pigments and a minimum of binders. Pastel s...
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Item #: 21948
$4.60 - $359.47
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Blick Artists' Soft Pastels are available in a variety of rich, vibrant colors and soft hues, ideal for all types of pastel painting and color sketchi...
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Item #: 21925
$5.20 - $1,285.00
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Great American Art Works' has discovered new materials, techniques, and equipment they use to create uniquely excellent pastels. These handmade soft p...
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Item #: 21042
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Richeson Handrolled Soft Pastels offer luxurious texture and incredibly rich colors in an innovative size suitable for studio or plein air work. This ...
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Item #: 20075
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Diane Townsend Terrages pastels were originally developed to meet the desires of pastel painter Wolf Kahn. Each contains finely ground pumice stone th...
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Item #: 20024
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Alphacolor Soft Pastels are rich in pigment, with a velvety texture. Individual square sticks are arranged in plastic trays. Available in a variety of...
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Item #: 20000
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Goldfaber soft pastel half sticks offer very smooth color laydown. Vibrant colors are combined with excellent opacity to obtain rich pastel effects, a...
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Item #: 21092
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Mungyo Gallery Artists Soft Pastels come in an array of convenient, vivid sets for creating expressive pastel artwork of every kind.
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Item #: 21942
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Intended for the professional artist, Richeson Handmade Soft Pastels are 33% larger than most brands. These hand-rolled pastels have a velvety soft te...
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Item #: 21947
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Holbein has developed a range of artist-quality soft pastels that offer great covering and blending power because of their soft powder richness. Indiv...
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Item #: 20079
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Art Spectrum Artists' Soft Pastels are professional-quality soft pastels that provide the artist with colors that are pure, brilliant and intense - an...
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Item #: 21965
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Well-made, versatile and vibrant, Richeson’s handmade, half-size, round pastel sticks have a medium-soft formulation, ideal for creating broad, smooth...
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Item #: 21991
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These pigment-rich, blendable pastels come in a range of bold, vibrant colors, with a square shape for making both broad strokes and fine, crisp detai...
$48.04
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Item #: 21973
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Jackson Pastel Sets contain everything you need to reach a new dimension in drawing. These full-sized, soft, square pastel sticks are set into a plast...
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Item #: 21039
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These soft, creamy pastels lay down smoothly and blend beautifully onto paper. High-quality, triple-milled pigments make Art Spectrum Extra Soft Squar...
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Item #: 21088
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Sweep the page with rich color with Sennelier Soft Pastel Pebbles. Featuring a unique, ergonomic shape, these pebble-shaped soft pastels are made usin...
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Item #: 21945
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Highlights aren't always white - they can be subtle nuances of yellows, pinks, blues, greens, violets, and more. Art Spectrum Tints of White Extra Sof...
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Item #: 20086
$38.85
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A Sennelier extra soft pastel is composed of high quality pure pigment ground with a natural transparent binder. The Giant soft pastel is available on...
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Item #: 21986
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A new formulation makes Conté à Paris Soft Pastels softer and easier to blend, while their creamy, even texture delivers optimum control and exception...
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Item #: 21918
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Blockx Soft Pastels are handmade in Belgium using pure pigments in the same tradition started by company founder and chemist Jacques Blockx in 1844. P...
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Item #: 21089
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Winsor & Newton Soft Pastel Sets feature a vibrant selection of round soft pastels with a silky texture to ensure seamless blending. Crafted with arti...
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Item #: 21098
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Handcrafted in the heart of Northumberland, England since 1987, Unison Large Soft Pastels are individually hand rolled and air-dried to produce what m...
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Soft pastels contain less binder than hard pastels, which gives them their velvety texture or "bloom". They also contain more pigment, so the colors are rich and can be blended or smudged easily with a finger or soft tool. Soft pastels tend to be more delicate and can break more easily. Their soft texture (and smaller amount of binder) also creates more dust during use.
Available in square sticks, handrolled round sticks, one-of-a-kind pastel blocks, and even innovative "painting pastels" that come in stackable, interlocking jars, Blick's broad range of individual pastels and sets include many specially developed for landscapes, portraits, seascapes, and more. The same softness that makes soft pastels easy to blend also allows them to be accidentally smudged, so it's always a good idea to use a spray fixative after completing a pastel painting.
The hardness or softness of a pastel depends on the amount of binder or filler in its makeup. There are advantages to each style of pastel.
Soft pastels contain less binder, which gives them their velvety texture or “bloom.” They contain more pigment, so the color is rich and can easily be blended or smudged with a finger or soft tool. The down side is that they are more delicate and can break easily. The same softness that makes them easy to blend also allows them to be accidentally smudged, so it's a good idea to use a spray fixative once you complete your work. Their soft texture creates more dust, which can be a problem for some people.
The main difference is in the texture. Hard and soft pastels could be described as "chalky." Oil pastels might be described as having a "waxy" or crayon like consistency. They are cleaner, and do not rub off as much. They resist crumbling and do not pose any health risk in terms of breathing dust. Oil pastels are also more permanent and offer intense pigments. However, they are more difficult to blend and never fully harden. Therefore, oil pastels can be smudged in storage.