Caran d’Ache has been an expert manufacturer of pastels since 1952 and it was more than 30 years ago that the craftsmen in its Geneva workshops developed the Neopastel™ to fully satisfy the needs of professional and amateur pastel artists. With its range of 96 professional-quality colours, this soft oil pastel encourages unlimited creativity through the wide variety of techniques it makes possible.

100% Swiss Made, each Caran d’Ache Neopastel™ Oil Pastel stick is round, water-resistant and completely dust-free, made from extra-fine pigments and inert oil for maximum covering power and excellent lightfastness. The soft, creamy texture glides smoothly over the surface without crumbling, yet remains stable over time and can be easily thinned with white spirit or turpentine to create painterly washes and glazes.

These Caran d’Ache Neopastel™ Oil Pastels are perfect for a huge range of techniques: bold opaque layers, delicate shading, smooth blending, finger-smudging, scumbling and sgraffito. Use the point for crisp lines, the side for broad strokes or carve back through multiple layers to reveal underlying colour. Neopastel™ oil pastels performs beautifully on paper, card, canvas, wood and other primed surfaces, making it ideal for expressive landscapes, portraits, abstracts and mixed-media work.

Stick size 10mm x 68mm

A lightfast rating for each coloured pastel is indicated on the label based on the Blue Wool Scale that measures the resistance of the colour when exposed to light. 93 colours out of 96 in the range have an Excellent (***) lightfast rating where the colour will remain unaltered for up to 100 years. 

Set 12
Designed as a starting palette, the colours can be combined together to create colour mixes.

• 001 White, 003 Light Grey, 009 Black, 010 Yellow, 035 Ochre, 059 Brown, 070 Scarlet, 090 Purple, 140 Ultramarine, 161 Light Blue, 210 Emerald Green, 230 Yellow Green.

Set 24
For those artists who want more comprehensive set with key colours included in the range

• 001 White, 003 Light Grey, 005 Grey, 009 Black, 010 Yellow, 030 Orange, 035 Ochre, 051 Salmon, 059 Brown, 065 Russet, 070 Scarlet, 090 Purple, 111 Mauve, 120 Violet, 140 Ultramarine, 160 Cobalt Blue, 161 Light Blue, 171 Turquoise Blue, 180 Malachite Green, 210 Emerald Green, 211 Jade Green, 230 Yellow Green, 240 Lemon Yellow, 245 Light Olive.

Set 48
Includes the most popular colours from the range, minimising the need to create colour mixes.

• 001 White, 003 Light Grey, 005 Grey, 007 Dark Grey, 009 Black, 010 Yellow, 011 Pale Yellow, 015 Olive Yellow, 020 Golden Yellow, 030 Orange, 031 Orangish Yellow, 035 Ochre, 039 Olive Brown, 049 Raw Umber, 050 Flame Red, 051 Salmon, 059 Brown, 060 Vermillion, 065 Russet, 069 Burnt Sienna, 070 Scarlet, 07 Salmon Pink, 080 Carmine, 081 Pink, 090 Purple, 101 Light Purple Violet, 110 Lilac, 111 Mauve, 120 Violet, 131 Periwinkle Blue, 140 Ultramarine, 141 Sky Blue, 150 Sapphire Blue, 159 Prussian Blue, 160 Cobalt Blue, 161 Light Blue, 171 Turquoise Blue, 180 Malachite Green, 191 Turquoise Green, 210 Emerald Green, 211 Jade Green, 220 Grass Green, 225 Moss Green, 229 Dark Green, 230 Yellow Green, 231 Lime Green, 240 Lemon Yellow, 245 Light Olive, 249 Dark Olive.

Set 96
Features the complete Neopastel colour range including warm and cool greys, specialist earth tones and metallic shades.