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15% Off Townsend Soft Form Sets

Diane Townsend Pastels originated in a New York City studio loft in 1971. Diane shared a studio with a conservationist who translated a 15th century Italian formula for making pastels. This formula has evolved and been improved to become the basis of the Townsend pastels today. Diane started by making pastels for herself, some for friends, then for others and eventually for all of us.

The smooth flowing application and dense pigmentation is what makes the pastels so well sought after. The pastels contain pumice which helps to disperse the pigment into the paper resulting in good adhesion.

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20% Off Rembrandt Sets of 60 Half Sticks

The Rembrandt pastels are towards the harder end of the scale in terms of softness. This allows many techniques and effects to be implemented which are a lot more difficult with the very soft pastels. They have very good lightfastness and are free of pigments based on lead, cadmium and cobalt.

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10% Off Schmincke Singles

Schmincke have a range of 400 soft pastel colours. The pastels are arranged into colour groups which contain pure colour, shades and tints. Schmincke are one of the softest pastels available and are a joy to use.

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Feature: Holbein Square Soft Pastels

The Holbein Square Pastel is an excellent NuPastel replacement, given NuPastels are no longer available as singles. The degree of softness, pigment purity, size and shape as well as the method of packaging for the Holbein pastels have been widely acclaimed by working pastelists.

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15% Off Sennelier Set of 72 Oil Pastels

The Sennelier oil pastels were developed during 1949 in collaboration with Pablo Picasso who wanted a medium that could be used on a wide variety of surfaces without fading or cracking. The pastels have an exceptionally high pigment load which provides high colouring and coverage with exceptional brightness. They are very creamy and supple in use and are able to be blended and layered with ease.

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Best Price for Unison Pastels

Fantastic prices for both sets and singles every single day. Unison pastels have a creamy texture which results from them being hand rolled rather than extruded. The pastels are based on traditional pigments such as cadmiums, cobalts and natural and synthetic earths as these pigments have stood the test of time.

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15% Off Sennelier Paris Set of 120 Half Sticks

The Sennelier pastels were first introduced at the turn of the 20th Century. Whilst the colours and tones have evolved the making of the pastels themselves has remained relatively unchanged. The sennelier pastels are highly recommended and are part of the history of colour itself.

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15% Off Dawn Emerson Pan Pastel Set

Dawn Emerson is the author of the ground breaking book - Pastel Innovations and also a very successful gallery artist and educator. The Pan Pastel Dawn Emerson Collection contains:
40 colours,
2 pastel trays,
4 Sofft Sponge Bars. and
4 Sofft Angle Slice Sponges.

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$3000 First Prize.
Competition Opens for Entry on 1st April 2024

Opening in April 2024, softpastels.com.au will be running an on-line competition and exhibition for soft pastel paintings which will have a $3000 first prize. We are commited to supporting and promoting soft pastel painting The new competition aims to help to raise awareness of soft pastel painting as well as providing a larger prize pool for soft pastels artists.

The competition will be independently judged and restricted to entries from Australian and New Zealand artists. The competition will open on 01 April 2024.

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15% Off Blue Earth Portrait Sets

There are three Blue Earth Portrait Sets; Foundation, Expansion and Highlight & Lowlights. There are no repeated colours in the sets and they build upon each other. The pastels are made using high density mineral pigments which gives them their very soft and dense consistency. The pastels have excellent covering power and you can lay down colour very quickly.

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10% Off Hehnemuhle Velour Sheets

Hahnemuhle velour paper is available in nine different colours, in three sizes. The paper is a 260gsm pastel paper with a wonderful soft surface. The velour is applied generously and consistently to a smooth acid-free paper to create a very soft and velvety working surface. Pastels go onto the paper with ease and colour can be layered very well.

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The Big Pan Pastel Sale

- Sets of 10 Pan Pastels now $99.95
- Single Pan Pastels from $10.75
- Compact sets of 20 only $164.95
- $300 off set of 80 Pan Pastels and Accessories. Now Only $695 including free postage (pictured above).

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