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The Holbein Artists' Pastel Tone set is 50 colored pencils built around soft, muted pastel colors rather than bright saturated ones. Each pencil has a 3.8 mm core in a 7.8 mm shaft, so the lead covers large areas evenly and holds up to pressure. High-grade pigments are chosen for light resistance, and the colors blend with watercolors, gouache and acrylics or melt into a wash with Holbein Meltz. It suits illustrators, portrait and landscape artists, and anyone who wants a soft palette; against harder, waxier student pencils it trades a little fine-line sharpness for smooth laydown and blendability.
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Artists who use Holbein colored pencils praise the smooth, even laydown and the soft pastel palette, and many pair them with water or Meltz for washes. The main complaints are that the soft cores wear down quickly and that the muted colors limit high-saturation work.
The Holbein Artists' Pastel Tone set (OP936) has 50 colored pencils. The core is soft, so color goes on easily. A thicker core covers large areas evenly, and a thinner core gives smoother, finer lines.
The core is 3.8 mm in diameter, thick enough to color in large areas. The shaft is 7.8 mm in diameter for a comfortable grip. The pigments are high-grade and selected to minimize fading and discoloration caused by sunlight.
The pencils blend well on any paper and can be used with watercolors, gouache and acrylics. For a watercolor-like finish, draw with the pencils first, then melt and blur the colors with Meltz.
