The Soft pastels work smoothly onto the surface releasing intense and pure highly concentrated pigments, which can be easily worked further and blended in situ. The colour range present incredible lightfastness, so the colours will remain strong longer than many competitors pastels, and the pigments used are free of lead, cadmium and cobalt thus kinder to both you and the environment. These sets of 5 tonal pastels are presented in snug foam packaging that protects the pastels from damage and helps to keep them clean. The pastels are each approx 3.5 cm long x 11 mm wide. The box itself is approx 12.5 cm x 5 cm x 1.5 cm deep and can easily fit into a pocket for transport. Perfect for anyone wanting to try out this medium, or want to expand their current colour range.