Rembrandt Soft Pastel Wooden Box Set Landscape Selection Professional: Masterful Atmospheric Expression
The Rembrandt Soft Pastel Landscape Selection Professional set is an expansive collection of ninety whole sticks, specifically curated for the discerning landscape artist. Skilfully crafted in the Netherlands, these pastels leverage unique formulas and strict quality control to deliver the world-renowned performance that has made Rembrandt a studio staple for decades. By utilizing high concentrations of premium pigments and the purest kaolin clay, this set provides a sophisticated range of earth tones, botanical greens, and atmospheric blues necessary for capturing the complexities of natural light and environment.
Key Features and Artistic Benefits
- Superior Pigment Concentration: Formulated with high levels of premium-quality pigments to provide excellent color transfer, allowing for immediate saturation and the ability to layer light over dark effectively.
- Pure Kaolin Clay Foundation: The use of exceptionally pure kaolin ensures a velvety, smooth texture that is free from hard bits or impurities, facilitating effortless blending and a consistent feel across all ninety colors.
- Maximum Lightfastness: Each pastel is engineered to meet the highest archival standards, protecting the longevity of the artwork by ensuring colors remain vibrant and resist UV-induced fading.
- Safety-Focused Mineral Composition: This professional selection is entirely free of metal-based pigments, including lead, cadmium, and cobalt, ensuring a safer workspace without compromising the intensity or purity of the hues.
- Comprehensive Landscape Palette: With 90 whole sticks, this set offers a broad spectrum of values and temperatures, enabling artists to render subtle distance, complex shadows, and brilliant highlight details in a single composition.
Included Color Selection
- Landscape Professional Selection (90 Whole Pastels): 100.5, 201.5, 201.7, 202.3, 202.5, 202.7, 202.9, 205.12, 205.3, 205.5, 205.9, 227.3, 227.5, 227.7, 227.9, 231.3, 231.7, 231.9, 234.5, 235.8, 236.3, 236.5, 236.9, 318.5, 318.8, 331.5, 331.7, 347.5, 371.3, 371.7, 371.8, 372.5, 397.9, 408.10, 408.3, 408.5, 408.7, 409.3, 409.5, 409.7, 409.9, 411.5, 411.7, 505.5, 505.8, 505.9, 506.3, 506.5, 506.7, 506.9, 508.7, 536.5, 536.7, 536.9, 538.10, 538.5, 545.3, 545.5, 548.5, 548.7, 570.5, 570.7, 570.9, 618.5, 618.9, 619.5, 620.3, 620.5, 620.7, 626.10, 626.3, 626.5, 627.3, 627.5, 627.8, 633.5, 633.7, 640.5, 640.7, 640.9, 675.5, 675.8, 700.5, 704.5, 704.8, 707.7, 709.9, 727.3, 727.5, 727.8.
Application and Usage Guidelines
- Layering Techniques: Use the whole stick format to establish broad, atmospheric under-washes, then build finer details and highlights on top to create physical depth and texture.
- Surface Recommendations: For optimal pigment grip, utilize toothy substrates such as sanded pastel paper or high-quality multimedia boards that can support multiple layers of dry pigment.
- Blending Precision: The refined kaolin base allows for seamless blending using fingertips, paper stumps, or soft brushes to achieve the soft transitions often found in sky and water elements.
- Archival Storage: Maintain the purity and physical integrity of the sticks by keeping them in the luxurious wooden box, which provides protection from impact and environmental contaminants.
Technical Specifications
- Product Identification: Rembrandt Soft Pastel Wooden Box Set Landscape Selection Professional
- Quantity and Format: 90 Whole-Length Pastels
- Base Chemistry: Pure Kaolin Clay and High-Concentration Premium Pigments
- Manufacturing Origin: The Netherlands
- Finish: Extra-Fine Matte
- Pigment Safety: Free of Lead, Cadmium, and Cobalt
- Available Range: Part of a comprehensive system featuring 218 intense colors
- Cleanup Requirements: Dry removal from tools; soap and water for skin and non-porous surfaces
