Who makes Pastelmat?
Clairefontaine
Clairefontaine developed Pastelmat to meet the specific expectations of the most demanding pastel artists. This 170 lb (360 gsm) card is also an ideal surface for pencil and charcoal. Pastelmat’s single and original surface is a true innovation that combines the advantages of two tradit…
Where is Pastelmat made?
Clairfontaine of France
PastelMat is a truly unique pastel surface from Clairfontaine of 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.
Is Pastelmat smooth?
Pastelmat is a paper for pastels made by Clairefontaine. It has a unique surface that feels smooth and velvety but takes a surprising number of layers of pastel. 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.
Is Pastelmat good for Coloured pencils?
Pastelmat is becoming a popular choice amongst coloured pencil artists. These fibres give a good surface for multiple layers of pastels to stick to, and coloured pencils it seems. …
What is PastelMat made of?
cellulose fibers
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.
What is the best paper for pastel pencils?
The Artists’ Choice in Pastel Papers The most popular papers for general pastel and chalk drawing are colored, textured specialty pastel papers such as Strathmore Pure Tints and Canson Mi-Teintes. These textured surfaces typically have a fine, irregular texture pressed into the surface during manufacture.
Can you paint on Pastelmat?
Used with Acrylic or Watercolour paints You can use Acrylic paints on Pastelmat but unless they have been mixed with water beforehand the paintbrush will drag the paint along the grain of the paper leaving it blotchy.
Can you use alcohol on Pastelmat?
Yes it does. I tried both 70% isopropyl alcohol and water with different results for each.
Can I use acrylics on Pastelmat?
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 watercolour for washes and mixed media techniques.
Can you use Polychromos on Pastelmat?
Because Pastelmat grinds your pencil, it is difficult to achieve fine lines and thus fine detail. Harder colour pencils like Faber-Castell Polychromos, Caran d’Ache Pablo and Derwent Artists work better than softer pencils like Prismacolor and Derwent Coloursoft in this respect.
Can you use solvent on Pastelmat?
Advantages: The Pastelmat surface has a slight tooth that allows for multiple layers of coloured pencil and also gives you the ability to layer light over dark. It is a multi-media surface so solvents work really well, you can underpaint with watercolours or combine pan pastels with wax and oil based pencils.