Diane Townsend Artists’ Pastels are hand made soft pastels for artists.

Diane began making them in 1971 with a 15th century Italian formula, translated by a conservationist she shared a studio with. The formula has been refined over the last 45 years to create a smooth, flowing pastel that is as rich in pigment as possible.

Soft Form pastels are designed to fit comfortably in the hand and with easel painting in mind. They are easy to apply and use as you work. The soft form palette contains both classical artists’ colours and a vivid range of modern pigments such as naphthol red and the fluorescent pigments.

There are 48 special colours, consisting of 16 metallic, 12 pearlescent, 10 iridescent, and 10 fluorescent colours.

Soft Form pastels are approx. 1 3/4in long and 3/4in thick.

Contains the following colours: Putty 101, Putty Dark 101D, Light Grey 67, Mars Black Dark 8D, Blue Grey Dark 72D, Dark Grey 69D, Dark Orange Grey 65D, Light Grey 67D, Medium Grey 68D, Dark Umber 61L, Dark Orange Grey 65L, Mars Black Light 8L.