How many colors are the PITT Pastel Pencils available in?
Faber-Castell PITT Pastel Pencils are available in 60 colors.
What are the names of the 60 colors of PITT Pastel Pencils?
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bistre |
ivory |
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raw umber |
juniper green |
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alizarin crimson |
light chrome yellow |
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black |
light flesh |
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bluish turquoise |
light ultramarine |
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brown ochre |
light yellow glaze |
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burnt carmine |
light yellow ochre |
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burnt ochre |
manganese violet |
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burnt siena |
may green |
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burnt umber |
medium flesh |
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caput mortuum |
Naples yellow |
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chrome green opaque |
olive green yellowish |
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cinnamon |
orange glaze |
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cobalt blue |
Paynes grey |
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cobalt green |
permanent green olive |
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cobalt turquoise |
pine green |
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cold grey I |
pink carmine |
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cold grey IV |
Pompeian red |
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cream |
red-violet |
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dark chrome yellow |
rose carmine |
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dark indigo |
sanguine |
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dark Naples ochre |
scarlet red |
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dark red |
terracotta |
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dark sepia |
van dyke brown |
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earth green |
Venetian red |
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earth green yellowish |
violet |
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helio turquoise |
walnut brown |
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helioblue-reddish |
warm grey I |
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hooker’s green |
warm grey IV |
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Indian red |
White |
What are the colors available in a tin of 12? (PITT Pastel Pencils).
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black |
hooker’s green |
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cream |
light ultramarine |
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dark Naples ochre |
Pompeian red |
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dark sepia |
sanguine |
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earth green yellowish |
terracotta |
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helioblue-reddish |
White |
What are the additional colors in a tin of 24? (PITT Pastel Pencils).
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burnt carmine |
light yellow ochre |
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burnt ochre |
manganese violet |
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caput mortuum |
medium flesh |
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dark indigo |
olive green yellowish |
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helio turquoise |
Paynes grey |
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juniper green |
walnut brown |
What are the additional colors in a tin of 36? (PITT Pastel Pencils).
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bistre |
Indian red |
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brown ochre |
Ivory |
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cobalt green |
light flesh |
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cobalt turquoise |
Naples yellow |
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cold grey IV |
red-violet |
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earth green |
warm grey IV |
What are the additional colors in a tin of 48? (PITT Pastel Pencils).
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chrome green opaque |
raw umber |
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cinnamon |
rose carmine |
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cobalt blue |
van dyke brown |
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cold grey I |
Venetian red |
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may green |
violet |
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Pink carmine |
warm grey I |
What are the Polychromos Colored Pencils made of?
The Polychromos Colored Pencils are comprised of vegetable oil, wax and high quality pigments with superior light-fastness characteristics and brilliance.
What are the PITT Pastel Pencils made of?
The PITT Pastel Pencils are comprised of superior pigments of unsurpassed light-fastness and cellulose binders.
What are the Albrecht Durer Watercolor Pencils made of?
The Albrecht Durer Watercolor Pencils are comprised of high quality pigments with superior light-fastness characteristics and water-soluble binders.
What does PITT mean?
The name "PITT" derives from the English word "pit", meaning earth colors mined from the earth. The range is used for working in contrast areas: light-dark or Black-white.
What does Polychromos mean?
Polychromos is an Ancient Greek word meaning "many colored". It is a protected trade mark of Faber-Castell.
How many pencils come in the Polychromos and Albrecht Durer mahogany-stained wood cases?
Faber-Castell offers 100 pencils in the mahogany-stained wood cases.
Are empty mahogany-stained wood cases available for purchase?
Empty mahogany-stained cases are available. Retail stores are able to order this item for you.
If there are 120 Polychromos and Albrecht Durer colors available, why does the wood case only hold 100 pencils?
There were 20 new colors introduced to the Art & Graphic product line. Originally there were 100 colors and the case was designed to hold this number. The 120 colors are available in a metal tin at this time.
Can I sharpen my PITT Pastel Pencils with a sharpener?
Yes, unlike other pencils on the market, Faber-Castell PITT Pastel Pencils are sharpened with a sharpening knife or a hand held sharpener. The angle and the sharpness of the blade is a very important factor when sharpening pencils correctly.
