These rich, lustrous new PanPastel metallic colours have all of the properties of the original 80 colours, which means they are:

• Mixable – blend like paint for an infinite palette of metallic effects
• Low dust – “no mess” alternative to pastel sticks and pigment powders
• Instant – no drying or preparation time required
• Erasable – erase with any eraser
• Versatile – great for mixed media and can be used on almost any surface from smooth and delicate to high-tooth and textured
• The new metallic colours can be mixed with any of the 80 original PanPastel colours.
• Conforms to ASTM D4236
• PAN Dimensions: ‎1.91 x 6.35 x 6.35 cm; 0.75 x 2.5 x 2.5 inches (9ml)
• Weight: 32g (0.30 oz)

COLOURLESS BLENDER FOR SOFT PASTELS

It also has all the characteristics of PanPastel Colours, i.e., mixable, erasable, low dust, lightfast and professional artist’s quality.

BLENDING

One of the most critical and unique characteristics of PanPastel Colours is that they are dry (pastel) colours that can be blended like fluid paints. They “flow” even though they are dry. The new Colourless Blender enhances the “flow” and extends the possibilities of blending with PanPastel. Below we compare different blending techniques.

Colourless Blender Only allows the colour to be “pulled” (drawn) much further, increasing the blending possibilities and creating even more “flow” than usual.

Adding White changes the hue by tinting it, making it more opaque.

Using a Finger doesn’t allow many colours to be “pulled” / drawn out. (note: using fingers to blend is very limiting and not recommended with artist’s pigments.)

Using Sofft Sponge, the colour can be “pulled” further compared to using a finger. One of the reasons we created Sofft Sponge Bars was to replace the finger for blending.

TRANSPARENT EFFECTS

Use the Colourless Blender to create transparent effects with PanPastel Colours. The slide image shows how you can create a translucent effect without changing the hue of the pigment. When you use PanPastel

White with the same colour, you can see the effect below. White will tint the colour, changing the final effect and making the colour opaquer. Unlike the blender, which made it more transparent.