Schmincke makes one the most beautifully soft pastels available in the market. With an almost buttery texture they glide onto the surface of the paper, even over already heavily worked areas. The complete range consists of 400 different sticks. Consisting of 75 colours in 5 different graduations (pure colour (D), black graduation (B) and three grades of white graduations (H,M,O)) 25 new special colours.