Artists' Soft Oil Pastel Set - 50 Sticks

In 1925, Sakura Color Products of Osaka, Japan, invented oil pastels using quality pigments, wax, and oil. Today, the finest elements continue to make up the Cray-Pas family of oil pastels, which are the standard by which all other pastels are measured. The Expressionist color range allows students, hobbyists, and professional artists to achieve a range of painterly effects. Expressionist oil pastels are extremely smooth to apply, can create broad strokes, and allow the user to blend colors to build texture and depth. The uniquely smooth and blendable oil pastel formula further extends the range of skin tones, including colors such as salmon pink, pale orange, naples yellow, raw sienna, yellow ochre, olive brown, burnt sienna, brown, vandyke brown, sepia, black, and white. Sakura Cray-Pas oil pastels can be used for a variety of applications, including portraits, landscapes, still-life, abstracts, scratch art/sgraffito, wall art, stenciling, and water color resists.

At Sakura of America, the belief is that to be human is to be uniquely creative. While technology will change the way we live, only humans have the particular ability to imagine and unlock possibility. Sakura fosters this incomparable human capability to think, dream, experiment, and connect, as they know everyone is capable of creativity. This trait is within everyone, not just select people. Whether you are using Sakura's products for artwork, expression, problem solving, storytelling, or organization, creativity is at the core—allowing us to connect with ourselves and with others. Sakura encourages people to take a moment to explore how creativity unlocks new perspectives, self discovery, and human connection.

Sakura color pastels are the standard by which all other pastels are measured. The Expressionist Range for Painterly Effects creates beautiful effects on paper, cardboard, canvas, and wood. The oil pastels apply smoothly, build texture, and blend well. The artist set meets non-toxicity standards and is safe for use. In 1925, Sakura invented oil pastels, and the company continues to produce innovative, quality products.

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