Caran d'Ache NEOART 6901 Wax Oil Pastels Set of 48 Colours

The Caran d'Ache NEOART 6901 Wax Oil Pastels Set of 48 Colours is the complete NEOART colour range, offering artists an unrivalled palette of highly pigmented professional wax oil pastels. Designed and manufactured in Switzerland, NEOART 6901 combines exceptional colour intensity, outstanding lightfastness and a unique wax-oil formulation to deliver professional-quality artistic performance.

Created for fine artists, illustrators, designers and mixed media creators, these premium pastels provide smooth, creamy application with excellent layering, blending and coverage. Their high pigment concentration produces vivid colours and remarkable opacity, while the exceptional lightfastness helps preserve artwork for long-term display and archival purposes.

With all 48 colours included, this set offers complete creative freedom for portraits, landscapes, botanical studies, illustration, contemporary art and mixed media projects.

Features

• Complete range of 48 NEOART 6901 colours
• Professional artist-quality wax oil pastels
• Swiss-made premium quality
• Exceptional pigment concentration
• Rich, vibrant colour intensity
• Smooth and creamy colour application
• Excellent blending and layering capabilities
• Outstanding opacity and coverage
• Exceptional lightfastness
• Suitable for fine art and mixed media techniques
• Archival-quality performance

Exceptional Lightfastness

NEOART 6901 pastels are renowned for their exceptional lightfastness, helping colours remain vibrant and resistant to fading over time. This makes them ideal for professional artists creating exhibition, commission and archival-quality artwork.

Professional Artist Quality

Developed specifically for professional use, NEOART 6901 Wax Oil Pastels offer superior colour strength, permanence and versatility. Their innovative wax-oil composition allows artists to achieve everything from detailed mark-making and layering to expressive textures and bold colour application.

Benefits

• Complete 48-colour spectrum for maximum creative freedom
• Outstanding colour permanence and durability
• Smooth blending and layering performance
• Rich pigment load for intense colour payoff
• Ideal for mixed media and contemporary techniques
• Suitable for artists, illustrators and designers
• Excellent for professional studio and exhibition work

Set Contents (48 Colours)

Whites, Greys & Blacks

• 001 White
• 002 Silver Grey
• 009 Black
• 495 Slate Grey
• 504 Payne's Grey 30%
• 811 Bismuth White

Yellows & Oranges

• 010 Yellow
• 030 Orange
• 035 Ochre
• 052 Saffron
• 240 Lemon Yellow
• 242 Primerose
• 530 Gold Cadmium Yellow

Reds & Pinks

• 061 Permanent Red
• 068 Herculanum Red
• 069 Burnt Sienna
• 070 Scarlet
• 350 Purplish Red
• 580 Anthraquinone Carmine
• 583 Violet Pink
• 850 Cornelian

Purples & Violets

• 093 Violet Grey
• 112 Manganese Violet
• 120 Violet

Blues

• 140 Ultramarine
• 149 Night Blue
• 185 Ice Blue
• 639 Dark Indigo
• 661 Cobalt Blue 5%
• 662 Cobalt Blue 10%
• 671 Chrysocolla Blue

Greens

• 181 Light Malachite Green
• 182 Cobalt Green
• 220 Grass Green
• 225 Moss Green
• 470 Spring Green
• 719 Dark Phthalocyanine Green
• 729 Dark English Green

Earth Colours & Browns

• 037 Brown Ochre
• 044 Terracotta
• 065 Russet
• 077 Burnt Ochre
• 407 Sepia
• 542 Butternut
• 548 Raw Umber
• 585 Perylene Brown
• 736 Brown Olive 50%
• 872 Burnt Ochre 10%

Ideal For

• Fine Art
• Mixed Media
• Contemporary Art
• Illustration
• Landscape Art
• Portraiture
• Botanical Art
• Colour Studies
• Layering Techniques
• Professional Studio Practice