Features: Short bristles for ideal blending, 3 sizes of blending brushes for pastels, easy clean up with soap and water, and professional crafted handles for comfortability Stiff: In comparison to the Soft Pastel Smoothie, the Stiff Pastel Smoothie is able to blend on rough surfaces and is easy to remove hard edges with it's design Soft: In comparison to the Stiff Pastel Smoothie, the Soft Pastel Smoothie is great gradual blending of pastels along the surface of paper and is preferred to work with on smooth surfaces Brush: The Stiff Pastel Smoothie brushes are made with a combination of bristle and nylon hair and are quality constructed with seamless nickel ferrules on a short lacquered wood handle Handle: The Soft Pastel Smoothie brushes are made with supple natural hair and are quality constructed with seamless nickel ferrules on a short lacquered wood handle Blend Pastels With Ease! Creative Mark Pastel Smoothies Blending Brushes come in 2 styles - Stiff Smoothies are made from a combination of bristle and nylon hair for deeply blending on very rough surfaces and to remove hard edges; Soft Smoothies are made of supple natural hair to facilitate a smooth, gradual blending of pastels along the surface of the paper. Each in a set of 3 with a seamless nickel ferrule attached to a short lacquered wood handle. Pastel Smoothies Master Set of 6 includes both Stiff and Soft sets. These make for a great gift for any level of artist or pastel user. Create new textures you never could have imagined by using the Creative Mark Pastel Smoothie set. 90 day warranty.