Faber Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils
" Pitt artists' pastel pencils, with their oil-free pastel leads, are used by artists not only as the perfect complement to pastel crayons for elaborating fine details, but also on their own. Many artists who enjoy pastel techniques and their versatility, but not the dirty hands and coloured dust that accompany them, have opted to use these special pencils. Pitt pastel pencils have a very compact lead which is economical to use. The lead contains a high level of pigment, making the pencils ideally suited both to drawing lines and shading, as well as blending and merging into delicate colour transitions. The colour selection in this range places a particular emphasis on the muted shades and earth tones that are especially important for pastel drawing. "
Taken from the Faber Castell website
Taken from the Faber Castell website
Colours Available: 60 Sets Available: Open stock (Individually) In a tin 12, 24, 36 & 60 Costs: RRP £1.80 Each (Ave)The PITT pastel pencils contain a high level of pigment, but are wax and oil free, and are perfectly suited for fine details in pastels. Just like the Polychromos pastel crayons they can be easily smudged to create fine colour transitions and perfectly complement the pastel crayons. Only minimal fixing is required, ensuring that the pastel drawings retain their vividness of colour.
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ADVANTAGES
* Supreme quality Artists pencils * Excellent light resistance and vibrancy of colour * Grease and Oil free * ideal for fine and elaborate details * Non Toxic and safe |
DISADVANTAGES
* Small range of colours * Most of the Green tones are only Fair/Moderate in the lightfast grading * Colour palette tends to be more muted & earthy tones with few bright colours |
Pitt Pastels for Professional work
Pitt artists' pastel pencils, with their oil-free pastel leads, are used by artists not only as the perfect complement to pastel crayons for elaborating fine details, but also on their own. Many artists who enjoy pastel techniques and their versatility, but not the dirty hands and coloured dust that accompany them, have opted to use these special pencils. Pitt pastel pencils have a very compact lead which is economical to use. The lead contains a high level of pigment, making the pencils ideally suited both to drawing lines and shading, as well as blending and merging into delicate colour transitions. The colour selection in this range places a particular emphasis on the muted shades and earth tones that are especially important for pastel drawing.
Taken from the Faber Castell website
Taken from the Faber Castell website
If you're wondering where the name PITT comes from, here is a explanation taken from the Faber Castell website:
The name "Pitt" derives from the English word "clay pit", meaning earth colors mined from the earth. The range is used for working in contrast areas: light-dark or Black-white. (Contrast artwork is created generally with 1 color (black) and shading it or leaving spaces empty)
Pitt is a registered trademark of Faber-Castell.
The name "Pitt" derives from the English word "clay pit", meaning earth colors mined from the earth. The range is used for working in contrast areas: light-dark or Black-white. (Contrast artwork is created generally with 1 color (black) and shading it or leaving spaces empty)
Pitt is a registered trademark of Faber-Castell.
My personal thoughts on these Pastel Pencils
When I first started out with Pastel Pencils, I bought a tin of Derwent Pastel pencils so I could achieve much finer details in my work - I liked the detail I could achieve with them but I found the colours were very much 'Pastel' tones - that is, rather pale, not quite as bold as the pigments in coloured pencils and then I was introduced to the Faber Castell PITT pastels by one of my art students during one of my Workshops and thought I would buy a set. I found that the pigments were really strong and the colours were much brighter that the Derwent Pastel pencils and it felt more like I was using Coloured Pencils, which helped immensely. I don't work with Pastels anymore but my partner John Graham does. He uses these alongside the Derwent & the CarbOthello Pastel pencils, which allows him more freedom with the colour choices.