Oil-based pastel crayons offer wonderful opportunities of applying both extremely intense, strong colors and delicate pastel tones. Due to their high luminosity, the crayons are ideal for encaustic as well as various pastel and scraping techniques. Depending on the desired artistic effect, you can use your finger to wipe them or blend them with a paintbrush and turpentine (or white spirit). Vivid colors with intense luminosity for encaustic, pastel and scraping techniques There are endless possibilities of blending individual colors to create new hues Easy to wipe or blend with your finger or turpentine (white spirit) 24 assorted colors in a cardboard box.