Master Class Artists Oil Colours Set of 8x18ml professional series PASTEL SHADES by St.Petersburg Nevskaya Palitra plant. The extra-fine artists’ oil colors of the MASTER CLASS series represent thick ground fine mixtures of highly-qualified pigments and binding agents produced on the basis of linseed oils. The natural resins- dammar and mastic- are added into compounds of the binding agents. Great brightness and purity of colors. These oil paints are characterized by a perfect balance of primer and finished colors. Fine-grained, dough artist’s colors of MASTER CLASS series are notable for their excellent lightfastness. They do not change their original colors after drying, so that they can be (and have widely been!) used in restoration works. Colors included: Naples Yellow PALE***, Coral Pink**, Petersburg Rose**, Petersburg Lilac**, Royal Blue**, Turquoise Bluish***, Turquoise Greenish***, Malachite Green Light*** Kolinsky, bristle, as well as synthetic brushes can be applied for work. Each tube has opaqueness, lightfastness (*,**,***) and color (international code of the pigment used) indexes. Paint characteristics – Most colors are single pigmented – Pure and deep colors, unique and inimitable tints with natural earth, cadmium, cobalt & iron oxide pigments – High concentration of pigment in every color – Soft and pasty consistency