Soft pastels

Soft pastels: experience their intense colours and velvety finish. Our collection includes individual pastels and complete sets from well-known brands such as Rembrandt and Van Gogh. Our pastels are soft but sturdy, and are made with lightfast pigments.

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Rembrandt Soft pastel wooden box set Portrait Selection Traditional | 45 whole pastels
Rembrandt

Soft pastel wooden box set Portrait Selection Traditional | 45 whole pastels

Talens Art Creation Soft pastel set | 12 colours
Talens Art Creation

Soft pastel set | 12 colours

Talens Art Creation Soft pastel set | 24 colours
Talens Art Creation

Soft pastel set | 24 colours

Talens Art Creation Soft pastel set | 36 colours
Talens Art Creation

Soft pastel set | 36 colours

Van Gogh Soft pastel general selection set | 24 colours
Van Gogh

Soft pastel general selection set | 24 colours

Van Gogh Soft pastel landscape selection set | 48 colours
Van Gogh

Soft pastel landscape selection set | 48 colours

Van Gogh Soft pastel portrait selection set | 36 colours
Van Gogh

Soft pastel portrait selection set | 36 colours

Van Gogh Soft pastel starter set | 12 colours
Van Gogh

Soft pastel starter set | 12 colours

Van Gogh Soft pastel urban landscape selection set | 60 colours
Van Gogh

Soft pastel urban landscape selection set | 60 colours

Our brands with soft pastels

Rembrandt soft pastels
Rembrandt soft pastelsDiscover
Talens Art Creation soft pastels
Talens Art Creation soft pastelsDiscover
Van Gogh soft pastels
Van Gogh soft pastelsDiscover

About Soft pastels

Which surfaces are suitable for soft pastels?

In principle, any surface can be used, provided it has sufficient surface structure. Paper is usually used. In pastel painting, dry coloured powder is transferred from the pastel onto the paper. Unlike paint, pastel does not have the property of adhering to the surface through a binding agent. The pastel powder sticks to the fibres of the paper, as it were. To be able to apply a lot of colour, the paper must therefore have a certain surface structure. Drawing paper that is suitable for Siberian chalk, for instance, is too smooth and/or too hard to hold enough pastel. When using other flexible substrates such as textiles, it is important that the painting is framed so that the substrate cannot move. Vibrations can cause the pastel particles to come loose.

Should an artwork with soft pastel or pastel pencil be fixed?
Are Rembrandt soft pastels acid-free?
What is the best way to frame a pastel painting?