For creatives that appreciate quality & tradition, Sennelier were founded in 1887 & quickly became renowned for producing vibrant, luxurious colours adopted by legendary artists including Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse & others.
Amongst their most popular materials are their range of pastels & sticks, with each offering numerous unique characteristics ideal for a wide range of techniques, styles & applications.
Let's have a look through these amazing materials & see exactly why Sennelier have been around for over a century.
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Produced for Edgar Degas back in 1900, Sennelier Soft Pastels are celebrated for their creamy texture & unparalleled colour intensity.
Available in a wide palette of vivid colours, each pastel is traditionally handmade using the finest quality pigments and a natural transparent binder for a range that offers rich, velvety colours with exceptional lightfastness.
Favoured for layering, blending or delicate shading, their soft texture effortlessly glides over paper, making them ideal for expressive marks and impressionistic techniques.
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Introduced at the request of Pablo Picasso in 1949, Sennelier Oil Pastels combine the qualities of traditional oils with the convenience of a crayon.
Available in a range of richly pigmented colours, their creamy consistency offers excellent coverage and resistance to both humidity & fading on a variety of surfaces including paper, card, canvas, wood & even glass.
Suitable for both detailed or impasto techniques, Sennelier Oil Pastels can be thinned with solvents or mineral spirits for washes or blended for additional depth & texture in your work.
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Ideal for oil painters looking for more spontaneity in their work, Sennelier Oil Sticks are available in a broad variety of colours across several sizes, both individually & in specially curated sets.
Each Sennelier Oil Stick is produced using high concentrations of pure pigments ground into vegetable oils to prevent yellowing & includes a proportion of oil paint substituted with a neutral mineral wax for a strong application with exceptional lightfastness.
Offering a unique fusion of oil painting & drawing, they’re ideal for sketching, gestural work or full oil painting technique. Along with being great for layering, blending or impasto effects, they can even be thinned using an appropriate solvent or mineral spirit for glazing & washes.
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So, what do you think? If you haven’t already, would you give any of these amazing pastels a try?
Don’t forget, we have an entire collection of artist-quality Sennelier products to browse through too!
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