About Us

Frustrated with the lack of color options available and few choices for very soft pastels, Terry Ludwig began experimenting with formulas for making his own pastels in 1995.

His goal: create a vast array of color in pastels that were uniformly soft across all densities of hue.

His result: over 500 intense colors, some of which are unavailable elsewhere, in a unique square pastel.

Back room tour: Want to learn more about how Terry Ludwig and his team of artisans handcraft each stick? Take a photographic journey through our back room. Images kindly provided by fine artist J Michael Sullivan.

Crafting each pastel with a broad range of pigments by hand with minimal natural binders renders highly concentrated, velvety pastels. The square shape delivers thick, broad strokes and thin, precise lines where necessary.

Terry Ludwig Pastels are approximately 1 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/2"
Because each pastel is hand crafted, size and shape may vary slightly.