Rembrandt Soft Pastel Wooden Box Set General Selection Master: The Definitive Professional Palette
The Rembrandt Soft Pastel General Selection Master set represents the pinnacle of dry media excellence, providing a comprehensive library of 150 whole sticks for the uncompromising artist. Skilfully crafted in the Netherlands, these pastels are globally recognized for their unique formulas and rigorous quality control standards. By combining the purest kaolin clay with high concentrations of premium pigments, this master set delivers a buttery application and exceptional luminosity suitable for large-scale commissions and complex studio work.
Key Features and Artistic Benefits
- Professional Pigment Density: Each stick is loaded with high concentrations of premium-quality pigments, ensuring immediate color release and excellent color transfer for efficient layering.
- Unmatched Lightfastness: Formulated to meet the highest degrees of archival lightfastness, guaranteeing that masterpieces remain vibrant and unchanged by UV exposure over time.
- Optimal Kaolin Purity: Based on the purest types of kaolin clay, the pastels offer a consistent, velvet-soft texture that allows for delicate blending without the presence of grit or hard spots.
- Safe and Sustainable Composition: The entire selection is free of metal-based pigments, including lead, cadmium, and cobalt, ensuring a safer creative environment while maintaining professional performance.
- Whole Stick Master Format: The 150 whole sticks provide a substantial physical volume of pigment, ideal for broad expressive strokes, sustained use, and comprehensive color gradations.
Available Colors
- Extensive Professional Selection (150 Whole Pastels): 100.5, 101.5, 201.3, 201.5, 201.7, 202.12, 202.3, 202.5, 202.7, 202.9, 205.12, 205.3, 205.5, 205.8, 205.9, 227.10, 227.3, 227.5, 227.7, 227.9, 231.5, 236.3, 236.5, 236.7, 236.8, 236.9, 318.3, 318.5, 318.7, 318.8, 318.9, 331.5, 339.10, 339.3, 339.5, 339.7, 339.8, 339.9, 370.3, 370.5, 370.7, 370.9, 371.3, 371.5, 371.7, 371.8, 371.9, 372.10, 372.3, 372.5, 372.8, 372.9, 397.10, 397.3, 397.5, 397.7, 397.9, 408.10, 408.3, 408.5, 408.7, 408.9, 409.10, 409.3, 409.5, 409.7, 409.8, 409.9, 411.10, 411.3, 411.5, 411.7, 411.8, 411.9, 505.10, 505.3, 505.5, 505.7, 505.9, 506.3, 506.5, 506.7, 506.9, 508.3, 508.5, 508.7, 508.8, 522.10, 522.3, 522.5, 522.8, 536.3, 536.5, 545.3, 545.5, 545.7, 545.8, 548.3, 548.5, 548.7, 548.8, 570.5, 570.7, 570.9, 618.3, 618.5, 618.8, 618.9, 619.3, 619.5, 619.9, 620.3, 620.5, 620.7, 620.8, 626.10, 626.3, 626.5, 626.7, 626.9, 627.10, 627.3, 627.5, 627.8, 627.9, 633.5, 633.7, 640.3, 640.5, 640.7, 640.9, 700.5, 704.10, 704.3, 704.5, 704.7, 704.8, 704.9, 707.10, 707.3, 707.5, 707.7, 707.8, 707.9.
Application and Usage Guidelines
- Technique Versatility: Use the whole stick format to create broad color fields or break pieces for controlled detail work and sharp edges.
- Environmental Control: Perform work in a well-ventilated space and avoid eating or drinking while using dry pigments to maintain studio safety.
- Surface Recommendations: Apply to high-tooth pastel papers, sanded surfaces, or primed canvases to maximize pigment adhesion and color brilliance.
- Maintenance of Purity: Keep individual sticks clean by occasionally wiping them with a dry cloth or soft paper towel to remove color contamination from adjacent pastels.
Technical Specifications
- Product Identification: Rembrandt Soft Pastel Wooden Box Set General Selection Master
- Contents: 150 Whole Pastels
- Base Chemistry: Refined Kaolin Clay and Mineral/Synthetic Pigments
- Pigment Safety: Zero Lead, Cadmium, or Cobalt
- Finish: Extra-Fine Matte
- Packaging: Luxurious Multi-Tiered Wooden Box
- Manufacturing Origin: The Netherlands
- System Compatibility: Fully compatible with the entire Rembrandt range of 218 intense colors
- Cleanup Requirements: Dry removal from surfaces; soap and water for skin
