Cretacolor is a leading dry media manufacturer based in Austria where all its products have been manufactured for decades. Cretacolor products are internationally recognised as being of very high quality, with high colour intensity, rich colour laydown and superior lightfastness. The ideal companion to your favorite pastels, Cretacolor Fine Art Pastel Pencils are superb for fine detail work. Each pastel pencil is enveloped in a protective case of cedar. Rich pigmentation and high lightfastness guarantee brilliant results. Fixing is required. Color-coded tips allow for easy identification. Pencils are pre-sharpened. Each pencil set is conveniently packaged in practical tin boxes. This pastel pencil set includes one each of Bistre, Bluish Purple, Bremen Blue, Cadmium Yellow, Carmine Extra Fine, Chromium Yellow, Cloud Grey, Fir Green, Glacier Blue, Indian Red, Ivory Black, Madder Carmine, Moss Green Dark, Ochre Light, Orange, Pea Green, Permanent White, Prussian Blue, Reddish Purple, Rose Madder, Tan Light, Ultramarine, Van Dyke Brown and Vermilion Dark.