Pastelmat Pad Palette 2 (White, Charcoal Grey, Natural Sienna, Brown) 7" x 9.5"

Pastelmat's strong, velvetysurface has more tooth than traditional pastel papers, but is not asabrasive as sanded papers. This allows artists to create painterlyeffects with bold strokes of pigment with pastel sticks, smooth textureswith PanPastel foam applicators, as well fine lines with colored orpastel pencils. Pastelmat's unique texture pulls pigment so deeply intothe surface, that fixatives are not needed. This acid-free paper'srigidity, weight and lightfastness, guarantee conservation of artwork.Pastlemat supports soft, hard and oil pastels, as well as watercolors,gouache and other dry and wet media. Pastelmat also supports thetechnique of creating base level underpaintings with water or denaturedalcohol. Pads contain 12 sheets, each separated by a glassinesheet for protection. 170lb.Palette 2 Pads contain three sheets each of white, natural sienna, brown and charcoal gray.