Oil Colour

With its soft, velvety texture and high pigment content, the Neopastel oil pastel offers artists and Fine Art teachers and students a flexible medium with strong colours. Developed in the Caran d’Ache workshops on the advice of expert pastel artists, Neopastel is a must with its huge range of 96 luminous hues, incorporating a wide selection of grey, warm and cold tones.

Neopastel offers excellent coverage making it suitable for a wealth of applications and artistic combinations: from lines to flat-wash, blending to stencilling, or batik effect to sgrafitto in multiple layers. Its wide 10mm diameter, refined texture, water resistance and excellent lightfastness make it ideally suited for use on diverse materials, be they tinted or dark. Non-drying, non-oxidisable and heat resistant, Neopastel is also soluble in turpentine and can be used with ease for oil painting on canvas.

SWISS MADE

Neopastel oil pastels are designed and made by the artisans of the Maison Caran d’Ache with the greatest care according to the quality standard criteria of the Swiss Made label and in compliance with environmental norms and certifications.

Bright and beautiful, this affordable range of 47 colours is perfect for artists who need large quantities of colour. All of the tones have been carefully made to bring out the best of each pigment, so you can create bold and vibrant artworks. We think you'll be very pleased with the results.       

Cadmium Yellow Hue is a warm yellow colour. It is a versatile rich mid-range yellow.

• Colour Number 109 
• Colour Series 1
• Colour Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil
• Lightfastness (ASTM) I
• Permanence Rating A
• Pigment(s) PY65, PO73
• Product Code 1414109
• Transparency / Opacity O

Bright and beautiful, this affordable range of 47 colours is perfect for artists who need large quantities of colour. All of the tones have been carefully made to bring out the best of each pigment, so you can create bold and vibrant artworks. We think you'll be very pleased with the results.    n

Viridian Hue is a transparent emerald green colour. Named after the Latin for green 'viridis', it closely matches genuine Viridian. 

• Colour Number 696
• Colour Series 1
• Colour Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil
• Lightfastness (ASTM) I
• Permanence Rating A
• Pigment(s) PG7
• Product Code 1414696
• Transparency / Opacity T

Bright and beautiful, this affordable range of 47 colours is perfect for artists who need large quantities of colour. All of the tones have been carefully made to bring out the best of each pigment, so you can create bold and vibrant artworks. We think you'll be very pleased with the results.       

Permanent Geranium Lake is a rich light red colour. It is based on the transparent Quinacridone pigment which was introduced in the 1950s.

• Colour Number 478
• Colour Series 1
• Colour Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil
• Lightfastness (ASTM) I
• Permanence Rating A
• Pigment(s)PR209
• Product Code 1414480
• Transparency / Opacity T

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Series 2, Permanent Rose is a bright rose violet colour. It is a transparent quinacridone pigment and was introduced in the Winsor & Newton range in the 1950s..

• Transparency / Opacity  T

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Series 2, Cadmium Yellow Medium is an opaque mid-range yellow colour. It is a single pigment colour with excellent tinting properties.

• Transparency / Opacity  O

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Series 2, Cadmium Red Light is an intense red colour with orange undertones. It is an opaque single pigment colour with excellent tinting properties.

• Transparency / Opacity  O

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Series 2, A single pigment colour, Cadmium Red Medium is a mid-range red colour with strong tinting qualities. It is a highly stable, bold opaque pigment.

• Transparency / Opacity  O

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Series 2, A genuine single pigment colour, Cadmium Red Dark is a rich, bright red. As all genuine cadmium colours, it is an opaque colour with excellent covering properties.

• Transparency / Opacity  O

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Series 2,Cadmium Yellow Light is a single pigment colour. It is an opaque, bright yellow with excellent tinting properties.

• Transparency / Opacity  O

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Sap Green series 2, Permanent is a rich mid-range green with a yellow undertone. Originally Sap Green was a lake pigment made from unripe Buckthorn berries.

• Transparency / Opacity  T

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Viridian series 2,  is a transparent emerald green colour. Named after the Latin for green 'viridis', it was first made in Paris by colourist Binet in 1838 as a replacement for the deadly Emerald Green.

• Transparency / Opacity  T

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Cerulean Blue series 2, was developed in 1805 and entered the English market in the 1860s. Its name derives from the Latin Caeruleum meaning sky-blue pigment. It is a bright blue pigment with green undertones.

• Transparency / Opacity  SO

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Cobalt Blue series 2, is a clean blue pigment. It was discovered in 1802 by French chemist Louis Thénard as an alternative pigment to the expensive Lapis Lazuli blue pigment.

• Transparency / Opacity  ST

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) is a deep intense blue with a red undertone. It is made from the modern pigment Phthalocyanine which was introduced in the 1930s.

• Transparency / Opacity  T

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Payne's Gray is a dark blue grey made from a mixture of Ultramarine, Mars Black and sometimes Crimson. It was named after the 18th c. water-colourist William Payne who created the mixture and often recommended it to his students as an alternative to plain black.

• Transparency / Opacity  SO

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) is a brilliant transparent green pigment with a yellow undertone. A modern pigment, it was introduced in 1930s.

• Transparency / Opacity  T

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Magenta is a rich deep violet red colour. It is a transparent pigment. The name Magenta comes from a lake colour named in 1859 after the battle in Magenta, Italy.

• Transparency / Opacity  T

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Olive green is a soft brownish green colour named after the soft tones of a natural green olives.

• Transparency / Opacity  T

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Naples Yellow Hue is an opaque warm yellow colour. A combination of pigments, it closely resembles Naples Yellow, whose name comes from its natural deposits in Mount Vesuvius, Naples.

• Transparency / Opacity  O

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Raw Sienna is a bright brown pigment. One of the oldest pigments, it can be found in prehistoric cave art. It is named after Siena, Italy where the pigment was sourced during the Renaissance.

• Transparency / Opacity  T

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Indian Red is an opaque red colour with blue undertones. Originally made of natural red iron oxides found in earth, it is one of the oldest pigments and is favoured for its permanence.

• Transparency / Opacity  O

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Ivory black is a stable all-round black colour with brown undertones and excellent tinting powers. Its name stems from the traditional method for obtaining it: roasting elephant tusks.

• Transparency / Opacity  O

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Lamp Black is one of the oldest pigments. It is made of pure carbon, originally from the residual soot of burnt oil lamps. It is a black with a bluish tint, producing a variety of cool blue greys.

• Transparency / Opacity  O

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) is a brilliant transparent green pigment with a blue undertone. A modern pigment, it was introduced in 1930s.

• Transparency / Opacity  T

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

Highly transparent with a blue undertone, Permanent Alizarin Crimson is a vivid red colour. Introduced in 1994, it has been formulatedas a highly permanent red pigment.

• Transparency / Opacity  T

These magnificent paints are designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint, but they're a bit special. You can use them without hazardous solvents - they're happy being thinned down and cleaned up with water. They're especially good for artists who share a workspace or don't want solvents in school or at home.

A rich dark brown pigment, Burnt Umber is made from natural brown clays found in earth. It was named after Umbria, a region in Italy where it was mined. Burning the raw pigment intensifies its colour.

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