Rembrandt Soft Pastel General Selection Master: The Ultimate Versatile Collection
The Rembrandt Soft Pastel General Selection Master set is a comprehensive professional collection featuring a strategic combination of sixty whole sticks and sixty half sticks. Skilfully crafted in the Netherlands, these pastels have remained the world’s most trusted choice for artists due to their unique formulas and rigorous quality control. By integrating high concentrations of premium-quality pigments with the purest kaolin clay, this master set provides an exhaustive tonal range for large-scale expressive works and intricate detailed studies alike.
Key Features and Artistic Benefits
- Dual-Format Versatility: The inclusion of sixty whole sticks for broad coverage and sixty half sticks for refined detail allows artists to optimize their workflow and tool selection based on the scale of the mark.
- Superior Pigment Concentration: Formulated with a dense pigment load to ensure excellent color transfer, providing immediate vibrancy and the ability to achieve deep saturation with minimal pressure.
- Purest Kaolin Foundation: Based on the finest types of kaolin clay to guarantee a consistent, grit-free, and velvet-smooth texture that facilitates effortless blending and layering.
- Highest Degree of Lightfastness: Every stick is engineered for maximum archival permanence, ensuring the long-term protection of the artwork against fading and UV degradation.
- Metal-Free Safety Standards: This collection is strictly free of lead, cadmium, and cobalt-based pigments, offering a professional-grade experience that prioritizes the artist’s environmental health.
Included Color Selection
- 60 Whole Pastels: 100.5, 201.5, 201.7, 201.8, 202.12, 202.5, 202.7, 202.9, 227.5, 227.7, 227.9, 231.5, 231.7, 235.5, 235.9, 331.3, 331.5, 331.7, 331.9, 372.10, 372.5, 372.8, 408.5, 408.9, 409.3, 409.5, 411.10, 411.5, 411.8, 506.3, 506.5, 506.7, 506.9, 508.7, 508.8, 545.5, 545.7, 545.8, 548.3, 548.5, 548.7, 548.8, 570.3, 570.5, 570.7, 570.9, 618.5, 618.8, 618.9, 627.5, 627.8, 633.5, 633.7, 633.9, 640.5, 640.7, 640.9, 675.5, 675.8, 700.5.
- 60 Half Pastels: 101.5, 205.5, 205.9, 234.3, 234.5, 234.8, 234.9, 236.5, 236.8, 236.9, 318.5, 318.8, 339.3, 339.5, 339.8, 343.5, 343.8, 347.5, 347.7, 347.9, 370.7, 370.9, 371.7, 371.8, 371.9, 397.3, 505.10, 505.5, 505.7, 505.8, 522.10, 522.5, 522.8, 536.5, 536.7, 536.9, 538.10, 538.5, 538.8, 619.3, 619.5, 619.7, 619.9, 620.10, 620.3, 620.5, 620.7, 620.8, 626.10, 626.5, 626.7, 626.9, 704.10, 704.7, 707.10, 707.5, 707.8, 709.10, 709.5, 709.8.
Application and Usage Guidelines
- Strategic Implementation: Utilize the whole sticks for rapid coverage of large background areas and the half sticks for fine architectural details, highlights, and crisp edges.
- Blending Mastery: The buttery consistency of the kaolin base allows for seamless blending with fingertips or blending stumps to achieve soft atmospheric gradients and photographic realism.
- Substrate Recommendations: Best applied to specialized pastel papers or sanded boards with a pronounced tooth to maximize pigment adhesion across multiple layers.
- Maintenance of Purity: Keep the sticks clean by periodically wiping them with a dry cloth or paper towel to remove color contamination and preserve the integrity of the 218-color system.
Technical Specifications
- Product Identification: Rembrandt Soft Pastel General Selection Master Set
- Quantity and Format: 60 Whole-Length and 60 Half-Length Pastels
- Base Chemistry: Pure Kaolin Clay and High-Concentration Premium Pigments
- Manufacturing Origin: The Netherlands
- Safety Profile: Free of Lead, Cadmium, and Cobalt
- Finish: Extra-Fine Matte Velvet
- Half-Stick Dimensions: Approximately 35 mm in length
- Cleanup Requirements: Dry removal from surfaces; soap and water for skin
