Faber Castell Mini Soft Pastels

Faber-Castell's Creative Studio Mini Soft Pastels are essentially half-length versions of their standard soft pastel sticks. They are designed specifically to give artists and students a wide, accessible color range in a compact format without having to pay for full-length sticks.

Key Highlights & Specifications

Half-Length Size: Each stick measures roughly 3.5 cm (1.3 inches) long, which is exactly half the length of a standard soft pastel stick. Square Profile: The square edges give you two ways to work:Corners & Edges: Great for fine lines, detail work, and crisp cross-hatching.Flat Sides: Perfect for fast, sweeping laydowns and covering large background areas. Texture & Pigmentation: They feature a soft, smooth laydown with intense color payoff. Because they are chalk-based soft pastels, they crumble and blend very easily with a finger, blending stump (tortillon), or pastel brush.Reduced Breakage: Because the sticks are short, they naturally resist snapping under heavy hand pressure—a common issue with full-length soft pastels.