Pastelmat Mounted Boards offers pastel artists new opportunities with a unique surface that grabs pastels more effectively than Ingres papers but is less abrasive than sanded papers.

Mixed Media Pastelmat is so versatile that, in addition to pastel and pastel pencils, it will support most dry and wet media, including oil pastels, charcoal, coloured pencils, acrylics, watercolours and gouache.

Pastelmat's unique Organic Velvety Surface with a strong, velvety surface has more teeth than traditional Ingres papers but without the abrasive qualities of sanded papers. The texture grabs onto the pastel, breaking up the pigment and pulling it deep into the surface for an exceptionally vibrant colour, creating painterly effects with soft, buttery marks, allowing for effortless, precision blending of pigments and supports building up multiple layers of pigment to control colour tone and intensity.

Unique velvety surface with excellent grabbing power:

• Holds many layers of pastel
• Reduces the need for fixative
• Gentle on fingers & tools
• Premium card weight (360gsm/170lbs)
• Use with wet and dry media
• Available in 8 colours

Ideal for use with:

• Soft Pastel
• PanPastel®
• Pencil
• Charcoal

Product Details:

• Acid-free
• Archival
• Lightfast
• Water-resistant