Over many decades, Daler-Rowney have perfected the art of making soft pastels. The finest available pigments are combined with other ingredients to give the smoothest and most consistent painting experience through a carefully balanced range of 186 tints. The softness of each pastel produces graduated velvet tones of unsurpassed richness and hue. Daler-Rowney Artists’ Soft Pastels now have the softest, creamiest mark, providing the most consistent coverage.All colours come in tints of 1-4 (4 being the deepest), with each vibrant colour derived from the precise blending of finest-quality pigments. Each colour has the same pigment combination, which is then mixed with superior quality chalk and china clay to produce the different tints. All colours are non-hazardous, with minimal tendency to crumble and dust. The lightfastness of the range is unsurpassed.