The 14 Best Loved Basics Set is ideal for those that are new to the medium as the colours range from the dark to light values that every artist needs. Long-time pastel artists will also love this as a top-up to their core existing sets. Great for students. Included in the set is a mix of greens, yellows and blues along with more neutral browns.

Each pastel in the Terry Ludwig range is crafted by hand with a broad range of pigments and minimal, natural binders. This results in a pastel which has a high-concentrated pigment and is velvety soft. Terry Ludwig began experimenting with formulas for making his own pastels in 1995 as he was frustrated with the lack of colour options available and few choices for very soft pastels. He wanted to create a broad range of colours that were uniformly soft regardless of the density of the hue. There are now over 500 intense colours.

The square shape of the pastel allows you to equally create thick, broad strokes or thin, precise lines. The size and shape of each pastel may differ slightly as each one is handcrafted. Each pastel measures 1 1/2 inches x 1/2  x 1/2.