Mungyo Soft Pastels, Earth Tone - Box of 12

These Mungyo Soft Pastels in Earth Tone shades offer a stunning range of 12 highly pigmented colours, perfect for landscape, portrait, and nature-based drawings. Designed for artists and students, these soft pastel sticks provide smooth, consistent colour that is ideal for a wide variety of techniques including blending, layering, crosshatching, flat edge shading, stencilling, and stippling.

The soft consistency of each pastel allows users to easily blend colours or layer shades directly on the surface to create depth, texture, and subtle tonal variation. They can be blended using fingers, a brush or a pencil stump, and finished with a workable fixative to protect the artwork or allow for further layering without smudging the underlying layers.

The square shape of each stick prevents it from rolling off surfaces and offers sharp edges for detailed work. These pastels are fade-resistant and best used on slightly textured pastel paper or card, which provides the grip needed for soft pastel applications. Earth tone shades are especially suitable for realistic studies of nature, skin tones, and environmental subjects.

Educational Benefits

• Teaches Traditional Art Techniques - Supports practice in layering, blending and tonal modelling.
• Builds Confidence in Colour Theory - Encourages use of neutral tones and mixing.
• Supports Observational Drawing Skills - Ideal for studies in natural and human forms.
• Develops Motor and Sensory Coordination - Soft texture engages fine motor and tactile sensory skills.

Classroom Ideas

• Use in portrait drawing - Perfect for replicating realistic skin tones.
• Create natural landscapes - Build tonal variation in earth-based environments.
• Layer over charcoal sketches - Add vibrancy and contrast to black-and-white art.
• Explore texture studies - Experiment with stippling and crosshatching on textured paper.

Product Specifications

• Contents: 12 earth tone soft pastels
• Stick Size: 6.6(L) x 1(W)cm
• Shape: Square - prevents rolling and allows fine detailing
• Finish: Soft and smooth, highly pigmented
• Use With: Best on textured pastel paper or card
• Blendable With: Fingers, brush or blending tools
• Fixative Use: Compatible with workable fixative for layering or sealing
• Safety: Non-toxic, fade-resistant

Pack Size: 12