Crepas Specialist Oil Pastel Set / SAKURA

• Set Sizes: 12, 25, 36, 50, or 85 colors (88 sticks)
• Stick Shape: Square
• Body Material: Paper wrap, PP case (85-color set: wood box with paper-wrapped sticks)
• Box Count (12-color): 12 pieces per inner box
• Box Count (25-color): 6 pieces per inner box
• Box Count (36-color): 6 pieces per inner box
• Box Count (50-color): 6 pieces per inner box
• Box Count (85-color): 1 piece per inner box
• Refillable: Yes, individual sticks available separately
• Pigment Grade: Professional, high light resistance

SAKURA developed the Crepas Specialist line in direct response to feedback from working professionals who found standard oil pastels limiting. The result is a set built around two core decisions: pigment quality and stick geometry.

The pigment formulation prioritizes color rendering accuracy and light resistance, both critical for work that needs to last or be reproduced. The square cross-section is the less obvious but equally considered choice. Most oil pastels are round, which restricts mark-making to a single edge or the broad side. A square stick gives the user four distinct edges for line work plus two broad faces for coverage, without any tool change.

The 85-color set steps up further with a wooden presentation box, reflecting its position as the top-tier configuration. All sets are designed around a refill system, so individual colors can be replaced as they run out rather than replacing the entire set.