Click on the photo of each color below to view a larger picture and pricing. Rembrandt Soft Pastels are definitely the hardest of the soft pastels. We carried them for over 38 years but did not advertise them because they were so readily available at every art store. However since many of our customers are using them for underpainting we decided to include them in our catalog as a convenience. Rembrandt pastels are often used as an underpainting or base coat for the softer pastels.