PanPastel Pearl Mediums add a pearlescent sheen/shimmer, which changes depending on the angle it is viewed, creating dimension. The Pearl Mediums can be mixed with PanPastel Colours for custom pearlescent colours or used on their own for mixed media.

PanPastel® Colours are professional artists’ quality soft pastel colours packed in a unique pan format (cake-like). The special qualities of PanPastel® Colours mean that artists can blend and apply dry colour like fluid paint for the first time.

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