Art Spectrum

Art Spectrum Artists' Soft Pastels are professional-quality soft pastels that provide the artist with colors that are pure, brilliant and intense - and remain that way. The very best pigments are selected and triple-milled at maximum concentration.

Art Spectrum Colourfix Optimum Boards are premium, high-density foam boards that are screen printed by hand with a lightfast, sanded acrylic gesso. Superb for use with pastels, oil colors, acrylics, inks, gouache, watercolors, and dry media such as charcoal and pencils, they offer a robust, toothy surface that will hold multiple layers of media.

Art Spectrum Colourfix Original Coated Pastel Paper is a very permanent, lightfast coated paper that withstands all manner of artistic experimentation. These papers are used successfully in practically all media.

Ideal for artists looking for a less toothy pastel surface, Art Spectrum Colourfix Smooth Pastel Paper has a surface that is less abrasive than Colourfix Coated Pastel Paper. Can be used successfully with practically all media. Lightfast and acid-free. 230 lb (340 gsm).

These very soft pastels match the colors of Art Spectrum's Colourfix papers, boards, and primers, enabling artists to easily "bring back" the background color into the later stages of a pastel painting.

These soft, creamy pastels lay down smoothly and blend beautifully onto paper. High-quality, triple-milled pigments make Art Spectrum Extra Soft Square Pastels very lightfast. Their square shape (1/2" x 5/8" x 1-3/4") allows for broad strokes, gestural marks, and fine details.

Art Spectrum Pastel and Multimedia Primer colors are permanent and non-toxic. They provide a fine, positive tooth to hold extra color on your work. Apply primer with a dampened brush, sponge, or roller, straight from the pot. Brushes wash out in water.

Highlights aren't always white - they can be subtle nuances of yellows, pinks, blues, greens, violets, and more. Art Spectrum Tints of White Extra Soft Pastels offer artists exactly that. Lightfast and non-toxic.