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Arts & Crafts > Fine Art Supplies > Paper > Pastel Painting Surfaces
Clairefontaine Ingres is a laid paper, which means that the surface of each sheet has a faintly ribbed texture, perfect for holding graphite and soft pastel colour. This surface is characteristic of the traditional hand-made papers of the pre-Industrial age, which were formed in sieve-like moulds of wire mesh which left impressions on the surface of the paper.This sheet is made of cotton and is naturally acid-free. It measures 50x65cm and is of the following colour: Grey.
Pastelmat is a premium card surface (360gsm / 170lb) specially developed for pastelists. Its unique velvety surface, made from a fine coating of cellulose fibers, has the ability to grab and hold multiple layers of even the softest pastels.Pastelmat significantly reduces the need for fixative, which means that colors remain vibrant and fresh once applied. It has the added bonus of being gentle on both fingers and blending tools. It is acid free and lightfast.Pastelmat is ideal for use with all dry media - pastel sticks, PanPastel, pencils and charcoal. It is also water resistant which means that it can be used with wet media – such as acrylics and watercolor for washes and mixed media techniques.This Pastelmat Pad No.4 contains twelve sheets; three each of Burgundy, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Sand.Please note: PastelMat are sometimes subject to some small spotting and discolouration. This is to be expected due to the manufacturing process. The small talc spots can simply be removed with a stiff brush or a craft knife.
Hahnemuhle Velour is an artist-quality 260gsm pastel paper which is both acid-free and archival. It is composed of an acid-free backing sheet which has been coated with inert synthetic fibres. This gives the surface a velvety feel which has sufficient tooth to hold soft pastel, as well as oil pastel, charcoal or soft pencils.Because Velour can hold a lot of pastel, it is perfect for painterly pastel artists who create works with soft edges.This is a single sheet of Hahnemuhle Velour, measuring 50x70cm in the colour Light Grey.
Sennelier Soft Pastel Card is an artist quality high tooth texture pastel card with a velvety grain surface. The range of pastel card available in a range of colours, all of which are acid-free and lightfast. Please note: not for use with liquids or wet media.
The natural toothy surface of Art Spectrum Colourfix paper is a superb substrate for dry media such as soft pastels, charcoal and pencils. It is also suitable for acrylics, inks, silverpoint, oil pastels, gouache and watercolours. Available in a range of colours. This paper has been hand primed and dried, as a result, it may slightly curl. Hot pressed European watercolour paper, screen printed with Art Spectrum Colourfix Primer, making 340gsm pastel paper.
Sennelier Soft Pastel Card is an artist quality high tooth texture pastel card with a velvety grain surface. The range of pastel card available in a range of colours, all of which are acid-free and lightfast. Please note: not for use with liquids or wet media.
High quality drawing paper from Fabriano. 160g/m2, high rag content, acid-free, pH neutral and with high archival permanence. 36 lightfast colours. Grainy, rough paper which is neutrally sized. Very good pigment uptake and therefore best suited to soft and oil pastel but also for pencil, grey and brown chalk, gouache and acrylic.
Acid-free textured fine art paper, 45% cotton, weight 160gsm, size 50 x 65cms, suitable for pastel, pencil, charcoal and craft work.
This is a Pastelmat top bound pad of 12 sheets of coloured card in four different colours: dark green, light blue, dark blue and white. Each sheet is protected by an interleaf.Pastelmat is a premium 360 gsm card surface with a unique velvety texture made from a fine coating of cellulose fibres, which has the ability to grab and hold multiple layers of even the softest pastels.Pastelmat significantly reduces the need for fixative so that colours remain vibrant. It has the added bonus of being gentle on both fingers and blending tools. Though it was designed for pastellists, Pastelmat is suitable for all dry media, from pastel sticks and pencils to charcoal. It is also water resistant which means that it can be used with wet media such as acrylics or watercolour. It comes in a range of colours, all of which are acid free and lightfast.This pad measures 18 x 24cm.Clairefontaine actively participates in the development of French forests, by managing several hundred hectares of fir and spruce trees in the Vosges mountains. With regards to the paper mill itself in the Etival Clairefontaine region, it is still as dynamic 150 years after its conception. Self-sufficient for 80% of its own biological installations for water treatment, and has been rewarded a "Water trophy" by the State.
Sanded pastel paper accepts a wide variety of media for underpainting without compromising the tooth. You can layer, correct and create without impairing the paper or your piece. In addition, the manufacturing process guarantees a consistent surface so your work looks flawless from corner to corner. Difference between grades:400 – a favorite of many professional pastel artists and ideal for those trying UART for the first time500 – |