SCHMINCKE PASTELS

Pronounced: SHMIN-KEE

Origin: Germany 🇩🇪
Colors: 403
Size: Full Stick: 1/2"x 2 1/2" Half-Stick: 1/2" x1 3/8"

Schmincke Pastels rank 1st out of 20 in our softness comparison. Comparing Pastel Hardness (PDF)

Schmincke Finest Soft Pastels and their Mixtures B D H M O

First penned in 1881 by its founders Herman Schmincke and Josef Horadam, Schmincke has continued to live up to its company motto, 'Meliora Cogito' - I Strive for the Best. With a strict adherence to this tradition and an eye towards innovation the Schmincke soft pastel came to be.

Schmincke is an especially soft, velvety and intensely pigmented pastel line. Only the purest pigments are used and in the highest possible concentration while the binding compound is kept to a minimum. The manufacturing process is almost entirely done by hand, guaranteeing homogenous quality and smoothness in the final product. The pastels are amazingly consistent - 'rich as velvet and soft as silk'- throughout the entire color range from the very darkest to the lightest colors. One swipe of a Schmincke pastel and a rich stroke of the purest pigment will be left on the paper.

FULL SET: This elegant dark stained wood box has a folding wood handle, dove tailed corners and four removable trays.

SPECIAL COLOR: #058B Dakota Violet – Made EXCLUSIVELY for Dakota Pastels!

NEW IN 2026:

NEON set of Three Unique very intense full stick colors: Pink, Orange & Yellow! Add intensity and a Splash! to your pastels! Highly stable and fade resistant in mass tone.

HALF STICK SAMPLERS! Four different color selections in six color groupings:
• EARTHY BROWN & ELEGANT GRAY (22D, 24B, 32H, 90O, 98K & 98M)
• JUICY YELLOW & GLOWING REDS  (4D, 13D, 40D, 44B, 44O & 45D)
• TRANQUIL BLUES & REFRESHING GREENS (61D, 63H, 64M, 68B, 71D & 77B)
• LIGHTEST & DEEPEST SHADES (230, 63O, 64O, 98O, 66B & 97D)

HALF STICK LIMITED OFFER SETS! 36 and 120 color selections at a great price.