Cretacolor is a leading dry media manufacturer based in Austria where all its products have been manufactured. Cretacolor offers a line of high quality pastels for all levels of artists. These unburnt pastels guarantee brilliant colors due to their high pigmentation and lightfastness. They produce a soft, oil-free stroke, and can be mixed together, smudged or dissolved with water. A fixative spray coat is recommended when hard pastels are applied to most paper surfaces. They are sturdier and will not break as much when too much pressure is applied unlike soft pastels. These square hard pastels will easily handle both large surfaces and small details. This Hard Pastel Set includes: 1 each of Permanent White, French Green, Naples Yellow, Pea Green, Cadmium Yellow, Moss Green Dark, Chromium Yellow, Fir Green, Orange, Olive Green Dark, Vermilion LIght, Green Earth Light, Vermilion Dark, Tan Light, Madder Carmine, Ivory Black, Carmine Extra Fine, Tan Dark, Reddish Purple, Ochre Light, Rose Madder, Ochre Dark, Bluish Purple, Sienna, Prussian Blue, Pompeian Red, Ultramarine, Indian Red, Delft Blue, Van Dycke Brown, Glacier Blue, Bistre, Bremen Blue, Cloud Grey, Turquoise Dark, Blue Grey in a cardboard box.
