The Faber-Castell Creative Studio 24-Colour Oil Pastels Set is a vibrant artist oil pastel set ideal for beginners, students, and hobbyists seeking expressive colour in sketching, blending, and mixed media. These oil pastels feature high-opacity pigments that deliver bold, rich hues with smooth colour lay-down and excellent coverage on a variety of surfaces. Designed for creativity and experimentation, this 24-colour set provides a balanced palette for landscapes, portraits, abstract art, or classroom projects. Each pastel crayon is acid-free and lightfast, offering stable performance that resists fading over time while being easy to blend or layer to create new tones and artistic effects.
The creamy consistency lets you apply vibrant colour easily — whether you’re building up colours, creating smooth gradients, or exploring textural techniques such as scraping, encaustic style, and blending with fingers or tools. These oil pastels are a versatile addition to any creative toolkit, perfect for expanding your artistic range with colour, texture, and expression.
⭐ Key Benefits
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24-colour oil pastels with vibrant, intense pigment payoff for expressive art.
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Smooth, blendable pastel texture ideal for shading, layering, and mixed media effects.
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Acid-free and lightfast crayons for durable results and fade-resistant colour.
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Works on a variety of surfaces (paper, canvas, board) for diverse projects.
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Excellent for encouraging creativity — from fine detail work to bold artistic statements.
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Great choice for beginners, students, hobby artists, and classroom use.
🌈 What’s Inside
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A set of 24 assorted oil pastel crayons covering a broad spectrum of essential colours
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Balanced range from primary tones to deep neutrals and earthy shades
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Suitable palette for colourful illustrations, sketching, creative techniques, and more.
🎨 How to Use
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Select appropriate paper (e.g., pastel paper, drawing paper, textured cardstock) for best colour adherence.
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Apply pastels directly to the surface using light pressure for softer tones or firmer pressure for vivid colour coverage.
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Blend with fingertips, blending tools, or soft cloth to smooth transitions and create gradients.
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Try layering light colours over darker tones to enrich texture and depth.
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For unique effects, use tools like palette knives or a paintbrush with blending medium (white spirit or baby oil) cautiously for mixed media techniques.
💡 Creative Tips
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Use heavier textured paper or pastel pads to help grip the pastel particles for easier blending.
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For extra vibrant backgrounds, layer several colours then blend edges.
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Mix pastel techniques (scraping, smudging) to develop playful effects and dimensional art.
Faber-Castell Creative Studio 24-Color Oil Pastels Set brings bold colour, versatile blending, and expressive art potential together — ideal for sparking creativity across artistic skill levels.
