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Pastel paper

Pastel paper has been specially developed for use with soft pastels, charcoal and pencils. The range includes pastel paper in various colours and sizes from well-known brands such as Rembrandt and Van Gogh. The paper's texture ensures excellent colour transfer.

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Pastel paper

To get the most out of the pastel colour attributes, the colour of the paper must be carefully chosen. It can capture, enhance or soften the colours in the work. The paper can become part of the work. A coloured background also has the advantage that the pastel painting does not have to be completely ‘filled in’.

The structure of the paper is also important. Pastel will fall directly from the paper if it has no grip and will not give off any colour if there is too little resistance from the paper. If the structure of the paper is ‘full’, Talens Pastel fixative (061 and 064) can be used. This gives more structure, allowing the next layer to adhere. This paper is suitable for soft pastels and carré pastels, charcoal, pencils and chalk.

Taking care of your paper/artwork

Because a pastel drawing is fragile, you can also fix it once the work is finished. This is possible using Talens Pastel fixative (061 and 064). The colour layers and particles will adhere to each other and to the surface and will last longer.

Which surfaces are suitable for soft pastels?

In principle, any surface can be used, provided it has sufficient surface structure. Paper is usually used. In pastel painting, dry coloured powder is transferred from the pastel onto the paper. Unlike paint, pastel does not have the property of adhering to the surface through a binding agent. The pastel powder sticks to the fibres of the paper, as it were. To be able to apply a lot of colour, the paper must therefore have a certain surface structure.

Drawing paper that is suitable for Siberian chalk, for instance, is too smooth and/or too hard to hold enough pastel. When using other flexible substrates such as textiles, it is important that the painting is framed so that the substrate cannot move. Vibrations can cause the pastel particles to come loose.