These Sennelier half-stick soft pastels are now available in attractive black wooden boxes ideal for gift-giving. Sennelier soft pastels have been made by hand since 1900, when Degas asked Sennelier to create pastels in true-to-life colors. Still made today with 100% pure pigment using no clays or fillers, the result is an exceptionally soft, lightfast, and water-soluble pastel for colors with exceptional intensity and depth. Opening the ebony box of these luminous colors inspires creation Available in sets of 60 or 120.