In 1925, Sakura Color Products of Osaka, Japan, formulated Cray-Pas oil pastels with premium quality pigments, wax and oil. Today, the finest elements continue to make up the Cray-Pas family of oil pastels. Cray-Pas Specialist oil pastels provide professional artists with superb, creamy texture that facilitates blendability, and can be used in combination with a variety of painting mediums. The range of colors is ideal for fine art, commercial art and illustration. Impasto and subtle color wash effects are possible with the use of Specialist Extender, which distributes color to create shadows and depth.
Sakura Cray-Pas oil pastels can be used for portraits, landscapes, still-life, abstracts, scratch art/sgraffito, wall art, stenciling, watercolor resists and more.
To be human is to be uniquely creative. We have a drive to create—new ideas, stories, products, art, and more. While technology will change the way we live, only we as humans have the particular ability to imagine and unlock possibility. At Sakura of America, we foster this incomparable human capability to think, dream, experiment, and connect.
We encourage people to take a moment to explore how creativity unlocks new perspectives, self discovery, and human connection."
The Original Oil Pastels: Sakura color pastels are the standard by which all other pastels are measured
Specialist Colors: Provides professional artists with superb, creamy texture that facilitates blendability
Extremely Smooth Oil Pastel Art Supplies: Colors apply smoothly, build texture, and blend well
Non-Toxic: This artist set meets non-toxicity standards; safe for use
Premium-Quality Pastels: In 1925, Sakura invented oil pastels; Sakura continues to produce innovative, quality products
