Mungyo Soft Pastels – Artist Pastel Set of 36 Colours

Explore colour, texture, and expressive mark-making with the Mungyo Soft Pastel Set of 36 Colours. Featuring a vibrant selection of colours and an extra-soft, velvety texture, these artist pastels are ideal for blending, shading, layering, and creating beautiful tonal transitions.

These squared, student-quality soft pastels offer smooth application and rich colour payoff, making them a versatile choice for art students, hobbyists, and artists developing their pastel techniques. Each pastel stick is individually wrapped for convenient handling and storage.

Product Features

• 36 vibrant colours: A versatile selection for portraits, landscapes, still life, and expressive artwork.

• Extra-soft texture: Creates smooth, velvety strokes and supports effortless blending.

• Excellent for blending and layering: Build colour, develop shading, and create subtle tonal transitions.

• Squared pastel sticks: Use the edges for finer lines and details or the sides for broader, expressive strokes.

• Individually wrapped: Helps keep pastel sticks organised and convenient to handle.

• Versatile artistic applications: Suitable for a range of creative projects and compatible surfaces, depending on surface preparation.

• Student-quality pastels: An accessible option for beginners, students, hobby artists, and creative classrooms.

Blending and Pastel Techniques

Create soft gradients and seamless colour transitions by placing two colours side by side and blending them with your fingers or a piece of paper. Layer different colours to build depth, add dimension, and achieve a wide variety of effects.

Apply light pressure for delicate shading or use stronger strokes for more expressive marks. Experiment with the edges and sides of the squared pastel sticks to create different lines, textures, and areas of colour.

For best results, use a suitable drawing surface with enough texture to hold the pastel pigment.

Protecting and Framing Your Pastel Artwork

To help protect finished pastel drawings from smudging, apply a pastel fixative according to the manufacturer's instructions. As fixatives may alter the appearance or intensity of pastel colours, test on a sample before treating a finished piece.

When framing pastel artwork behind glass, use a mount or suitable spacers to keep the glass from touching the artwork. This helps prevent direct contact with the pastel surface and reduces the risk of smudging.

Cleaning and Care

Pastel residue can often be removed from hands and washable surfaces with soap and water. Handle finished artwork carefully, as soft pastel pigment can smudge when touched or rubbed.

Ideal for: Pastel drawing, colour blending, shading, portraiture, landscapes, expressive artwork, art classes, and experimenting with soft pastel techniques.