Clairefontaine - Ref 96007C - Pastelmat Pastel Card Pad No.2 (12 Sheets) - 360gsm Card - 24 x 30cm - Assorted Colours - Specially Formulated For Use With Pastels

Pastelmat is really in a category of it's own as a "paper". Nothing comes close in terms of providing the amount of "tooth" to catch pigment without feel abrasive on your hand as you work on it. Although people can assume it is purely for pastels given the name, and it is phenomenal for those (both chalk and oil pastels), it is also amazing with coloured pencils and will increase the vibrancy of your colours due to the amount of pigment it takes. It is sufficiently thick (360gsm) it can be regarded as card and detaches readily from the pad to which it is lightly glued on one edge. It is available in several sizes depending on your needs and can just be detached and used for a great result. The quality is phenomenal but is not cheap so is something you would generally reserve for final works. Do note that the surface is so different to drawing and multimedia papers it is vital to re-swatch your pastels/coloured pencils on this if you haven't used it before. I would also comment that the black pastelmat is actually more of a very dark grey than a true black.

Excellent value for this size pad and just the best for soft pastel artwork

As an amateur coloured pencil artist I'd seen pastelmat used alot, especially with pastel pencils so when I managed to purchase some pastel pencils this paper seemed a logical partner. I haven't used it in a full piece yet but have had a quick play and I think it'll take some practice to get used to but it certainly seems good quality. The sheets are relatively thick and the glassine paper between each sheet is great to help prevent smudges.

Nothing to say about the quality of the paper. Pastelmat are the best for pastel drawing. The pads arrived curved and bent . Some of the pads are creased. The seller need to improve the way delicate material like this gets shipped.

Without a doubt one of the best papers for pastel art.

Excellent quality pastel paper/card. Pad has film between each card to protect from smudging when using soft pastels

Top quality and good value. This is my second pad.

I have enjoyed using the pastel mat lovely surface to blend colours on and build up layers of pastel . I like that you have a choice of colours to work on . A little expensive but I think the ease of use will out way the cost . Worth a try.

Llegó muy bien y el material es excelente

It is Clairefontaine so of course it is a great mat for pastel paintings.

Questa è in assoluto la migliore carta per pastelli! Il pastello aderisce immediatamente alla carta e il primo strato è poco sfumabile, se non lievemente con uno sfumino di carta, ma come si continua ad aggiungere colore le possibilità diventano infinite, si può sfumare sia con sfumini che con le dita, e se si usa una mano leggera si possono fare sovrapposizioni e correzioni praticamente all'infinito. È ideale sia per pastelli morbidi che per pastelli più duri, quelli solitamente di tipo rettangolare, che per le matite pastello e PanPastel, ma la si può usare anche con matite colorate, incluse quelle acquarellabili perché è molto spessa e si può usare l'acqua. A differenza della comune carta per pastelli si crea pochissima polvere mentre si disegna e non occorre usare un fissativo finale. Secondo me non esiste di meglio, una buona superficie fa tutta la differenza in un disegno, soddisfazione estrema!

Das beste Pastellpapier! Teuer, aber jeden Cent wert. Früher habe ich meine Pastellzeichnungen immer auf Tonpapier oder dickem Zeichenpapier angefertigt. Das ging auch, aber man muss es ehrlich sagen: Das Pastelmat Pastellpapier von Clairefontaine ist einfach die beste Wahl. Es zeichnet sich durch eine einzigartige, samtige Oberfläche aus, die ganz bewusst zwischen klassischen sandpapierartigen Pastellpapieren und glatteren Velours-Papieren angesiedelt ist. Diese fein strukturierte Oberfläche sorgt dafür, dass Pigmente, egal ob weiche Pastelle, Pastellstifte, PanPastel oder sogar harte Medien sicher und tief aufgenommen werden. Der sogenannte „tooth“ (dt. „Zahn“) des Papiers, also die Menge an Pigment, die es aufnehmen kann, ist um ein vielfaches höher als bei jedem anderen Papier das ich kenne. Besonders wenn man mit vielen übereinander gelagerten Schichten arbeitet, ist das ein unverzichtbares Qualitätsmerkmal. Ich persönlich stecke immer sehr viel Zeit und Mühe in meine Bilder und mache nur selten schnelle Skizzen. Für letztere nutze ich dann normales Zeichenpapier, da mir das teure Pastelmat dafür zu schade ist. Für ausgearbeitete Bilder nehme ich mittlerweile nur noch Pastelmat, am liebsten in den Farben Anthrazit, Blau oder Grün. Leider enthalten die gemischten Blöcke immer auch hellere Varianten, die ich viel seltener nutze. Ein Block nur mit dunklen Schattierungen wäre super!

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