Sennelier Oil Pastels

The world’s finest oil pastels were their first, originally created in 1949 by Henri Sennelier for Pablo Picasso. Picasso, a frequent patron of Henri’s art supply shop across from the Louvre, was looking for a vibrant coloured pastel he could use to paint on anything, giving examples of wood, metals, paper, canvas, etc. Picasso enjoyed the immediacy of children’s crayons and soft pastels, but wanted to be able to use their freer, gestural qualities on all surfaces, and wanted them to be professional quality and lightfast. Sennelier’s first oil pastels have since been the hallmark and long-time standard of the medium.

Creamy, lightfast, and vibrant, Sennelier Oil Pastels use the same high quality pigments and high pigment loads as their other lines, combined with a pure, synthetic binding medium and mineral wax. As the binding medium does not oxidize, it will not jeopardize the artwork’s film stability or surface. They are acid-free, so there is no need to prime any surface as a preventative barrier for protection against deterioration from acid. The neutral pH mineral wax provides a remarkably creamy texture that will never harden or yellow, thus providing excellent adhesion to any support, without ever fearing cracking. They may be thinned with turpentine, or mineral spirits to make washes or soften drawing strokes. They are the ideal medium for artists on the go, as sets can be taken on airplanes without any restrictions since they contain no solvents or liquid oils like tubed paints.

Using Sennelier oil pastels is an exploration.

Sennelier Oil Pastels – Made for Picasso

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001 Sen Oil Pastel White

R53.00

002 Sen Oil Pastel Azure Blue

R53.00

003 Sen Oil Pastel Cerulean Blue

R53.00

004 Sen Oil Pastel Cobalt Blue

R53.00

005 Sen Oil Pastel Ultramarine Blue

R53.00

006 Sen Oil Pastel Pale Blue

R53.00

007 Sen Oil Pastel Prussian Blue

R53.00

008 Sen Oil Pastel Bordeaux

R53.00

011 Sen Oil Pastel Blue Grey

R53.00

012 Sen Oil Pastel Grey Deep

R53.00

013 Sen Oil Pastel Yellow Grey

R53.00

015 Sen Oil Pastel Reddish Brown Grey

R53.00

016 Sen Oil Pastel Grey Green

R53.00

018 Sen Oil Pastel Bright Yellow

R53.00

019 Sen Oil Pastel Lemon Yellow

R53.00

020 Sen Oil Pastel Yellow Deep

R53.00

021 Sen Oil Pastel Naples Yellow

R53.00

022 Sen Oil Pastel Gold Yellow

R53.00

023 Sen Oil Pastel Black

R53.00

025 Sen Oil Pastel Flesh Ochre

R53.00

026 Sen Oil Pastel Yellow Ochre

R53.00

027 Sen Oil Pastel Purple

R53.00

028 Sen Oil Pastel Pink

R53.00

029 Sen Oil Pastel Red Light

R53.00

030 Sen Oil Pastel Red Deep

R53.00

031 Sen Oil Pastel Ruby Red

R53.00

032 Sen Oil Pastel Venetian Red

R53.00

033 Sen Oil Pastel Sepia

R53.00

034 Sen Oil Pastel Burnt Umber

R53.00

035 Sen Oil Pastel Raw Umber

R53.00

036 Sen Oil Pastel Burnt Sienna

R53.00

037 Sen Oil Pastel Raw Sienna

R53.00

038 Sen Oil Pastel Vermilion

R53.00

039 Sen Oil Pastel Chromium Green Deep

R53.00

040 Sen Oil Pastel Baryte Green

R53.00

041 Sen Oil Pastel Cinnabar Green Deep

R53.00

042 Sen Oil Pastel Cinnabar Green Yellow

R53.00

043 Sen Oil Pastel Cobalt Green Light

R53.00

044 Sen Oil Pastel Viridian Green

R53.00

045 Sen Oil Pastel Green Medium

R53.00

046 Sen Oil Pastel Olive Green

R53.00

047 Sen Oil Pastel Blue Violet

R53.00

048 Sen Oil Pastel Red Violet

R53.00

072 Sen Oil Pastel Green Yellow Light

R53.00

074 Sen Oil Pastel Yellow Lake

R53.00

075 Sen Oil Pastel Blue Alizarin Lake

R53.00

076 Sen Oil Pastel Violet Alizarin Lake

R53.00

077 Sen Oil Pastel Pale Pink Madder Lake

R53.00