Koh–I–Noor Toison D'Or 8516/8 TD Soft Pastels 48 Portrait Colours – Artist Pastel Set

Koh-I-Noor Toison D'Or 8516/8 TD Soft Pastels – 48 Portrait Colours is a professional artist pastel set designed for portrait drawing, figure studies, sketching and creating artwork using dry pastel techniques.

The Toison D'Or 8500 pastels are manufactured from high-quality ingredients, including carefully selected, durable pigments and finely powdered natural mineral materials, such as calcium carbonate, calcite or chalk.

Their delicate, soft texture allows the colours to be applied smoothly and makes them excellent for blending, smudging and creating gradual tonal transitions.

The set contains 48 colours specially selected for portrait drawing. The palette is suitable for developing skin tones, highlights, shadows and subtle colour variations essential for realistic portraits and figure studies.

Each pastel features a numbered colour identification, making it easy to recognise individual shades and use them consistently.

The pastels have a uniform structure and adhere well to suitable drawing surfaces. For the best results, textured pastel paper is recommended, as dry pastel pigment is held in place mechanically by the paper surface.

Due to their soft and fragile nature, finished artwork should be protected with a suitable pastel fixative to help reduce smudging.

The complete set is supplied in a cardboard box for convenient storage.

Advantages

• professional Koh-I-Noor Toison D'Or soft pastels;

• 48 Portrait colours selected for portrait drawing;

• Toison D'Or 8500 range;

• high-quality, durable pigments;

• finely powdered natural mineral ingredients;

• soft and delicate texture;

• easy colour blending and smudging;

• suitable for subtle tonal transitions;

• uniform pastel consistency;

• good adhesion to textured paper;

• individually numbered colours;

• ideal for portraits, figure studies and artistic drawing;

• supplied in a cardboard box.

Application

Portrait drawing, figure drawing, facial studies, realistic artwork, still life, landscapes, pastel sketching, shading, blending, light and shadow modelling, illustration and pastel painting.