Cray-Pas Expressionist from Sakura is a superior oil pastel chalk with intense colors. This set contains the 12 basic colors of the rich Cray-Pas palette, ideal for creating portraits, landscapes, abstract works of art or other creations. The oil pastel chalk is soft and easy to apply to various surfaces such as paper, canvas, wood, plastic and stone. This way you can even imitate the effect of oil paint! The oil pastel chalk is of art quality and lightfast, so that your sketches and drawings remain beautiful for a long time. In 1925, Sakura discovered and patented a revolutionary coloring product, Cray-Pas: a soft, easy-to-use oil pastel crayon with intense colors. This marked a global breakthrough in color and after almost a century Cray-Pas is still the most important oil pastel for children and artists around the world. The quality of Cray-Pas is indisputable due to the balanced color range, coverage, unique pigments and easy application.