PASTELMAT

Origin: France
Colors: 16
Sizes: 9.5"x12.5", 19.5"x27.5" & 27.5"x39"
Weight: 360gsm
Board Weight: 1280gsm

Pastelmat is a truly unique pastel surface from Clairfontaine in France. It has a smooth, velvety feel making it gentle to the touch while displaying an incredible ability to grab and hold multiple layers of soft pastel. It’s many qualities include:

Organic Velvety Surface: Unique texture derived from cellulose plant fibers.
Vibrant Color: Texture grabs onto pastel and pulls it deep into the surface.
Painting with Pastel: Allows the artist to create painterly effects with soft, buttery marks.
Blending: Remarkable control allowing effortless, precision blending of pigments
Layering: Supports building up multiple layers to control color tone and intensity without saturation of the surface.

Pastelmat is produced on a premium card surface (360gsm/170lb) and a stout board surface (1280 gsm – roughly the same as a 4 ply) that is both acid free and lightfast. It is ideal for use with all dry media and resistant to water, alcohol and solvents so that it can be used with wet media under painting.

Pads are available in 3 sizes and 7 different color combinations. Pads also have protective interleaving sheets between pages.

Note: Anthracite is a very dark charcoal grey

*Not suitable for any heat mounting methods.