• Striking color intensity and easy color transfer • Based on pure pigments, mineral oils and waxes• Particularly soft, no dusting • Suitable for various surfaces

OIL PASTELS In 1949, Parisian painter Henri GOETZ approached Henri SENNELIER the famous artist materials manufacturer, about creating a wax colour stick for his friend Pablo PICASSO. Picasso, a long-time Sennelier customer and a frequent visitor to their store across the street from the Louvre museum, was looking for a medium that could be used freely on a variety of surfaces without fading or cracking. Their collaboration produced the incomparable SENNELIER oil pastels. Originally available in a palette of classic hues, the colour selection was expanded with the addition of metallic and iridescent hues. Beyond these classic hues a selection of unique shades is available, and in particular a gradation of greys, required for a balanced palette. This evolution is the fruit of a long-standing collaboration with European and North American painters, who have worked with our company in developing an exceptional palette of shades. The Sennelier oil pastel is a product that makes use of the components used in all Sennelier colours: top quality pigme nts, an extremely pure synthetic binding medium and mineral wax. The pigments are ground with an inert, non-siccative binding medium that does not oxidise and that has no effect upon either film stability or surface. This base is then mixed with wax (neutral pH). The balance of this mix provides Sennelier oil pastels with a unique unctuousness and a creamy texture that allows for a great deal of freedom in pictorial expression. The Sennelier oil pastels possess an extraordinarily high pigment content, thus providing them with a high colouring and covering potential, excellent brightness and a high degree of light stability (with the exception of metallic and fluorescent shades). The remarkable properties of these components, along with their precise dosage, provide Sennelier oil pastels with unique properties, making the brand a world-recognised reference. Colourchart Oilpastels.pdf

Polychromos artists' pencils are valued internationally by professionals and semi-professionals for their unsurpassed quality. The high quality standards of the Polychromos colored pencils shine through, whether they are used for graphics, artistic free style or for the exact rendition of plans. Thick 3.8 mm lead Soft, vibrant color laydown High-quality acid-free pigments in bright colors, unsurpassed lightfastness Water-resistant and smudgeproof High break resistance due to Secural bonding process (SV) Available as individual pencils or in various assorted sets

Pastels – finest, extra-soft artists’ pastels, series 17  Pastel painting has enjoyed great popularity for centuries, uniting drawing techniques with an intense colour effect. The extra-fine pastels by Schmincke are as soft as velvet and silk with a particularly soft and intense colour application as a result of their formulation and the traditional production technique. The colour spectrum of 400 shades allows limitless artistic possibilities, whether used in their pure form on specialist pastel paper, in mixed-media techniques or also - on the special Schmincke primers - on canvas. A professional range of fixatives ensures that the observer can also enjoy the unique results over a long period.     Each stick is handmade individually – colours that are as soft as velvet and silk  400 brilliant and rich colours  Exceptionally strong colour application  Best, highly concentrated artists’ pigments  Minimum binder content  Maximum lightfastness  Unique colour mixtures and special colours   Brilliant colours as soft as silk and satin  Working with Schmincke pastels leads you back to the origin of colour. Our round sticks consists only of the finest artists’ pigments (without chalk!) and a minimum amount of binder. The binder content is so small that the medium-find ground pigments only just achieve a stable bond.    Traditionally crafted pastels  The unusual formulation, which guarantees a unique strong colour application, also requires an equally unique production process: Traditional Craftsmanship. In this traditional and time-consuming process, screw presses are used first to shape the pre-kneaded dough into round strands, which are then removed by hand and cut into the right length in wire-strung frames. The sticks are still damp and are left to dry in the air for 8 days before they are labelled by hand.   It is not possible to produce our pastels using machines because of the particularly fine formulation - the expensive sticks could break.  The guaranteed consistency of quality and softness across all production cycles is crucial, which means that artists know that the colour will always have the same quality.    Unlimited variety of colour  The complete range includes 400 colour shades, divided into 75 colours which each have 5 grades: In addition to the pure colour (D), there is a black graduation (B) and 3 grades of white graduations (H, M, O). The balanced range is supplemented by a 10-step neutral grey series, 5 dark shades, gold, silver, 2 black shades, white and 5 special pearlescent shades for specific effects. This variety of colours is another sign of quality of the finest, extra-soft pastels by Schmincke. Pastels should only be sprayed with specific fixatives (such as the Schmincke pastel fixative No. 50402) - used sparingly.  

NEOCOLOR II : THE WATER-SOLUBLE WAX OIL PASTEL Neocolor II water-soluble wax oil pastels highlight the enormous innovative capabilities of the Maison Caran d’Ache. Created in 1972 as the continuation of the famous Neocolor I range, they offer boundless creative possibilities for artists and beginners alike. Basing their work on the existing excellent qualities – exceptional coverage, smoothness and extreme lightfastness –, the craftsmen of the Manufacture added water solubility, a property greatly appreciated by connoisseurs of the Maison from all manner of artistic fields and from school age upwards. Neocolor II can be used for all forms of creativity, ranging from drawings on dry or wet materials, monotypes, impregnation, wet drawing, glazing or rainbow gradation. With 84 colours, the entire range offers almost unlimited scope for the imagination, to the point where even experienced artists once more see things through the eyes of a child, thereby liberating the purest of all creative energies: that of the sheer wonderment evoked by colours.

Product information "Sennelier Colour TEST PACKs" Sennelier Colour TEST PACKs A range of inexpensive test sets, ideal for getting to know the quality and material. Test pack - 6 mini oil sticksTest pack - 6 oil pastels Test pack - RIVE GAUCHE fine oil paintTest pack - Honey-based watercolour paint 5 x 10 ml tubesTest pack - Watercolour starter kit with 6 x 1/2 pans (+6 empty compartments)

NEOCOLOR I : THE WATER-RESISTANT WAX OIL PASTEL Neocolor I water-resistant wax oil pastels are must-have medium much loved by artists, technical designers, teachers and Fine Art students alike. Internationally known by its own name and a pioneer in the field, Neocolor I revolutionised the world of drawing and art teaching from the time of its creation in 1952 in the Caran d’Ache workshops. Its excellent coverage, the smoothness of texture, the luminosity of the 60 colours in the entire range, together with its resistance to water and extreme lightfastness, make it one of the pillars of the Geneva-based Manufacture. The Neocolor I’s properties enable countless applications on all kinds of backgrounds or materials. Suited to endless forms of artistic expression – from strokes to flat-wash, sgraffito or hot-wax painting, its colours remain as luminous as ever on coloured or dark materials.

Pitt charcoal pencil fat-free 3 degrees of hardness: Soft / Medium / Hard Round, unsharpened with black varnish

Product information "Rembrandt Soft Pastels" Soft pastels from Rembrandt • Excellent color transfer• Intensive and pure colors • Good to very high lightfastness• Very high coloring power due to high pigment concentration • Free of pigments based on the metals lead, cadmium and cobalt. • The complete range consists of 218 colors

  Holbein Oil Artists’ Oil Pastels are the culmination of over 60 years of research, development and manufacturing expertise in the oil pastel field. The manufacturing process is entirely automated to ensure uniform color distribution throughout the entire stick. Individually sleeved, each stick is made in a square shape for working versatility. Due to the parafin content and highly refined mineral oil, they will never harden completely. Therefore, all finished work should be mounted under glass. Holbein Artists’ Oil Pastels can be applied to almost any ground. They are used extensively over finished acrylic and oil paintings. Unlike oil Pastels that uses vegetable oil, Holbein Artists’ Oil Pastels are inert once laid down and will not dry out or crack. Size:70x9x9mm              

Product information "Faber-Castell Graphite Aquarelle" Graphite Aquarelle watercolor pencil The GRAPHITE AQUARELLE water-soluble pencil can be used to make preliminary sketches of watercolor drawings and to create complete watercolor techniques in graphite. It is equipped with an extra break-proof 3.3 mm lead and is available in five degrees of hardness: HB, 2B, 4B, 6B and 8B. Product details Water-soluble pencil in the highest artist quality Environmentally friendly water-based paint Extra break-proof lead thanks to special gluing (SV)Available in 5 degrees of hardness: HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B Ideally suited for classic watercolor painting, preliminary sketches for acrylic and oil painting or mixed media work

Polychromos artists' pencils are valued internationally by professionals and semi-professionals for their unsurpassed quality. The high quality standards of the Polychromos colored pencils shine through, whether they are used for graphics, artistic free style or for the exact rendition of plans. Thick 3.8 mm lead Soft, vibrant color laydown High-quality acid-free pigments in bright colors, unsurpassed lightfastness Water-resistant and smudgeproof High break resistance due to Secural bonding process (SV) Available as individual pencils or in various assorted sets

Product information "Faber-Castell PERFECTION eraser"Perfection erasers For precise erasing with white, hard eraser lead for ink, India ink, ballpoint pen.

NEOPASTEL® colours promise to fulfil the need for spontaneity and freedom of every pastel artist, whether budding or professional. A high quality manufacturing process ensures softness on application. Applications : Velvety, luminous pastels with a high pigment concentration and covering texture allow you to apply large quantities of opaque and coloured material, in strokes or as blocks of colour, blended, in washes, in batik, stencil or sgraffito. The form and colour of the medium will determine the final look of the work. Can be used on almost any support (tinted paper, tracing paper or smooth paper, canvas, wood, glass, leather) as well as on dry undercoats such as ink, acrylic, water-based and oil-based paints. Technical description : Type : Ultra-high quality oil pastel Water-resistant, soft and velvety texture does not crumble and can be dissolved in white spirit. Highly concentrated pigment, superior covering power, luminous colours and excellent light resistance. ASTM D4236 compliant Techniques : unlimited blending, shading, templates, for impregnating and shading, " fingerwork ", on numerous media (paper, cardboard, canvas, etc.). Available in assortments of 12, 24, 48 and 96 colours. Also available in wooden gift sets of 15 and 96 colours. Developed and manufactured in Switzerland.

  Stift Pitt Oil Base Nahezu an jeder Kunstakademie sind in den Aktkursen die monochromen Farben Schwarz, Weiss, Rötel und Sepia zu finden. Sie verleihen den Zeichnungen Vitalität, Lebendigkeit und Ausdruckskraft. Aufgehellt mit Weiß und die Schatten mit Schwarz abgedunkelt, ist dies eine alte Tradition des figürlichen Zeichnens aus der Renaissance. PITT Monochrome Kreiden greifen diese alte Tradition des figürlichen Zeichnens auf, weshalb die Kreiden für die zeichnerische Anwendung härter sind als übliche Pastellkreiden. Beim Verwischen der Farbe lösen sich die Linien daher nicht vollständig auf. Die Rötel- und Sepiakreiden werden ergänzt durch fettfreie und fetthaltige Zeichenstifte für Details und Linien.   Produktdetails Pitt Oil Base Künstlerstifte in höchster Qualität Wisch- und wasserfest Fetthaltiger Zeichenstift in 5 Härtegraden Ideal geeignet für Konturen, Outlines und feinste Detailzeichnungen Farbe: schwarz, sowie als Einzelfarbe Rötel Härtegrad: extra soft, soft, medium, hard, extra hard

Product information "Sennelier pastel brush set of 3" Sennelier pastel brush set of 3 The Sennelier pastel brush set consists of 3 brushes in different sizes. The bevelled bristles of the pastel brushes are ideal for smudging, blending, blending and drawing out pastels. The Sennelier pastel brush set at a glance: included sizes 4, 8, 12 for smudging, blending, blending, drawing out extremely soft fibres bevelled brush head seamless silver ferrule dark brown handle

Extra-fine dry pastels developed in closecollaboration with master pastel artistsThe widest palette of shades availableidentically in two complementarymediums : pencil and cubeAssortments of pencils, cubes and mixedmeet the most demanding standards• 84 colours available in sets of pastel pencils, themed sets(two mediums : cube and pencil), in a selection of 6shades of cubes and individual pencils.• Generous shading, high pigment concentration for richand vibrant colours, powerful coverage.• Pure colours, ultra-fine pigments.• Exceptional lightfastness, conforming to standard BlueWool Scale.• Pencils : hexagonal, 8 plys, large 4.7 mm lead, strongpoint, best cedar wood, matt colour cap matches the leadcolour, identification number.• Certified FSC® Forest Stewardship Council.• Cube: Dimensions : 6 x 83 mm, easy to handle, versatile:solid colour work (edges) or delicate work (corners),colour identification number.• Product conforms to ASTM D4236 (AP for USA only).The delicate lead of the pastel pencils requires the use ofcutter.For colour availability and assortments, see colour chart.

Soft pastels Ecu with exceptional luminosity from Sennelier. It took more than 3 years to conceive the range of soft, extra-fine pastels Sennelier "à l'écu", creating the most extensive color palette for pastels. Over the decades, the shades have evolved, but the core of the design has remained. All shades can be graded to white*. These pastels are available in all colors as 5ml, in black and white also in the Giga format of 240ml. Being light in hand, they facilitate work on large surfaces and allow regular use. * With the exception of 3 shades, where the gradations to other shades differ.  

Metal box with 15 or 30 colours/7500.330 For everyone to use - children, students, artists, art lovers or the curious. Whatever your generation or artistic experience, all you need is the desire to create! Contents : 15 or 30 water-soluble wax oil pastels Applications : Various techniques possible - use to draw wet or dry, rainbow techniques, stencilling, steel engraving, impregnation, watercolour, colour blocks, wash drawings and washes. Technical description : Type : Water-soluble wax oil pastel Soft, velvety texture, does not crumble Ultra-high pigment concentration, superior covering power, luminous colours, excellent light resistance CE EN71 and ASTM D4236 compliant Techniques : Wet or dry drawing on various materials, watercolour, wash drawing, etching or for applying to light panels.

Product information "Faber-Castell PITT charcoal pencil, black, grease-free" Pitt charcoal pencil 3 degrees of hardness: Soft / Medium / Hard Round, unsharpened, with brown varnish.

Product information "Royal Talens Van Gogh oil pastel set" Oil pastels • Striking color intensity and easy color transfer • Based on pure pigments, mineral oils and waxes • Particularly soft, no dusting • Suitable for various surfaces

  Diane Townsend Artist's Pastels   Diane Townsend Artists’ Pastels are made from the purest pigments available to artists. Her emphasis is on maintaining the depth and clarity of each color, and allowing the character and texture of each pigment to be expressed. The pastels are entirely made by hand from the mixing of pigments to shaping the pastels to labeling and packaging, resulting in a fine drawing and painting tool. Her pastels are not combined with base of chalks, fillers or cheaper pigments, which can create uniformity in shape and texture, but which are lacking in richness and density. Townsend pastels do not build up a gray chalky film, therefore artists can rework their paintings without losing clarity.   Soft Form Pastels   The Townsend palette uses classical artist’s colors and an exotic and vivid range of modern pigments. The soft form pastels offer a specialty range of dark hues and off-blacks known for their softness and clarity, and a light range for excellent opacity and covering power. Many of the grays and mauves are mixed from complimentary colors with Light (L) and Dark (D) shades for a total of 360 colors. There are also 48 exotic colors in pearlescent, iridescent, metallic and fluorescent colors not represented here, for a total of 408 colors in all.   Diane Townsend about her Soft Form Pastels:   "The soft form palette contains both classical artists’ colors such as raw umber, ultramarine blue and cadmium red, and an exotic and vivid range of modern pigments such as naphthol red and the fluorescent pigments. I start with the pure shade of each color, of which there are about 35 different pigments that I use, and I  create mixes based on the pigments that work well together and look beautiful for artists today. You will find a Viridian hue(using Phthalo Green and a blue) and Alizarin hues (using Quinacridone magenta) reminiscent of Tintaretto and pale earth tones and greens based on Morandi’s paintings. I created the off blacks based on 19th century Navaho blankets and the off whites as one might see in Robert Ryman’s paintings. I worked as a figurative painter for 25 years and I developed colors hard to find in commercial pastels, in particular delicate pale tones observable on the surface of water or glass or skin color and the very dark tones to contrast the light. When I moved into abstract painting my attitude towards color became one of ” the simpler the better”."   Soft Form pastels are approx. 1 3/4″ long and 3/4″ thick   At Peters Art you will find 15 different sets of soft form pastels. More information about the individual sets can be found here.  

Product information "Raphael CAMPUS Oil Pastels Set" Pastels a l´Huile Oil Pastels Soft and easy to use Bright, intense colors Numerous application techniques are available: colors can be mixed and applied on top of each other, stencils, scraping, etc. Can be used on various media: paper, cardboard, canvas, wood, etc.

The Townsend Dry Ground is a block of pumice tinted with pigments and bound togetherwith a formula I created to adhere to any paper as a support for pastel or any drawingmedium. I have been working with this concept for 45 years. I first made a wet groundapplication based on Cennino Cennini’s “Il libro dell’arte” in which he tells how toprepare a panel for silverpoint by gathering the chicken bones from under the table andplacing them in a fire and collecting the ash and grinding it to a fine powder…tri calciumphosphate…. and mixing it with gelatin. Then apply to a panel and let dry.The prepared surface holds graphite, silver or pastel etc. and intensifies the mark. I usedto make a fine hand painted ground for paper called “pastel deluxe” or “Townsend PastelPaper” that was very successful, but the labor involved made it commercially prohibitive!The surfaces I like and recommend are delicate and allow for subtle uses in a pastelpainting.But priming a paper with a wet ground brings lots of managing in the application and Ithought of a dry ground applied anywhere and the paper could be prepared on the spotwhether in a studio or in the field.The Townsend Dry Ground has been tested for over a year now and works wonderfullywell for those who like the flow of pastel or any medium.Townsend Dry Ground should be applied to paper lying flat on a table or floor. Firstapply a light coat, and then rub it in with your hands. You must wear latex gloves or therewill be nothing left of your hand!Rub this into the paper firmly and reapply a second coat, rubbing firmly! That shouldgive you a smooth even application and just dust off the excess and you are ready to go.