Set Of Soft Pastels 1 2 Sticks 80 Landscape

Manufacturer	Sennelier
Model Number	TT80HL

The Sennelier Plein Air Set is a set of soft pastels that are half-sized in length, but fatter in width than a standard full stick. The set was formulated in the turn of the 20th century and has a chromatic range of tones that has evolved over time. The high quality composition of the pastels is the result of a perfect balance between binder and pigment. The manufacturing process of the Sennelier cylindrical pastel does not compress the paste and the pastel dries naturally in open air. The life span of a piece of work is guaranteed by the quality of the pastel, but also by the quality of the substrate.

The eighty colours of the Sennelier Plein Air Set were carefully
chosen for their ability to mix to create the broadest range of
landscape colours possible. These 80 extra-fine soft pastels of
100% pure pigment are half-sized in length, but fatter in width
than a standard full stick. It took over three years, at the
turn of the 20th Century, to formulate the Sennelier range of Extra
Soft Pastels l'ecu and thus to create one of the largest
chromatic range of pastels. Throughout the century, this range of
tones has evolved, but the heart of its making remains unchanged. A
Sennelier extra soft pastel is composed of high quality pure
pigment grounded with a natural transparent binder.The high quality
composition of l'ecu pastels is the result of a perfect balance
between binder and pigment. For gradient shades, increasing amounts
of mineral fines are added, ultimately tending towards white. The
exceptional brightness is the result of the pigment and of the
natural mineral fines discovered by Sennelier in 1905 and that have
been used ever since.The manufacturing process of the Sennelier
cylindrical pastel does not compress the paste and the pastel dries
naturally in open air. The life span of a piece of work is
guaranteed by the quality of the pastel, but also by the quality of
the substrate. If a lot of overlapping is performed, it is
preferable to fix between layers. Avoid, however, fixing the final
layer too heavily, as the original vibration of tones will be lost.