Professional soft pastel colors Faber Castell

A set of professional soft pastel paints from the leading German company Faber Castell. You can choose a set that includes 12 long gears or 24 short gears. The paints are made from high quality pigments, of medium softness and easy to apply on paper, light shades that blend and mix easily. Comes in the form of rectangular chalk sticks, for drawing prominent lines with the tip of the chalk, painting large surfaces with the width of the chalk and drawing small details with the vertices. Suitable for quick drawings and high level paintings.

A set of professional soft pastel colors is recommended for beginners and advanced

Soft pastel colors connect to daydreams. They convey optimism and aesthetics, and invite softness, lightness, a sense of flow and work in long and wide movements. They allow for layered work and thus deeper emotional work.

The pastel can be easily smeared with a coarse spread on the paper. Different types of paper with different textures will suit painting in soft pastel, it is recommended to try paper in different colors, for example black paper to emphasize the light pastel shades. To achieve a rating of color and transitions between different shades, you can use a finger, a dry brush, a piece of cloth or a charcoal spreader. An elastic charcoal eraser can be used to lighten or collect paint grains. It is recommended to use fixative to fix the color between each layer and at the end of the work on the piece, as soft pastel colors are easily applied.

In painting with soft pastel colors impressive results can be achieved easily, thanks to their softness and fusion of shades. Therefore soft pastel colors are recommended for beginners, children, art and craft classes.

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