PanPastel® Colors

Ultra Soft Artists’ Painting Pastels

PanPastel Colors are professional grade soft pastel colors packed in a unique pan format (cake-like) so that they can be mixed and applied like paint. They are very low dust for a cleaner working environment.

All 80 PanPastel Colors are made using a unique manufacturing process requiring minimal binder and fillers, resulting in rich, ultra soft and low dust formulations.

Only professional artists’ grade pigments are used for the most concentrated colors possible. The colors have excellent lightfastness and are fully erasable.

Each pan contains 40%* more material than the average pastel stick, and yields approx. 4-5 times more coverage than sticks.

*Average, based on a survey of leading brands

PanPastel Colors are fully compatible with:

• pastel sticks, pencils, markers, other artist’s colors and mediums for mixed media techniques
• most art & craft surfaces (from delicate handmade papers to toothy pastel surfaces)
• conventional spray fixatives

A Revolutionary New Way to Use Color: Blend & Apply Dry Color Like Fluid Paint

The Benefits of Using Dry Colors vs. Wet Colors:

• No drying time required – for colors, artwork or tools
• Instantly ready for use, always – just lift the palette lid and work immediately
• No solvents or water needed
• Use on delicate and lightweight papers without bleed-through or buckling

PanPastel offers the following advantages compared to pastel sticks:

• Very low dust: for a cleaner, more pleasant working environment
• Pan format: cake-like format enables pastel color to be lifted and applied like paint
• Highly pigmented formulations: minimal binder/fillers means the finest pastel colors possible
• Ultra soft & rich: buttery, blendable colors
• Versatile: can be used on a wider variety of surfaces - very low-tooth delicate to high-tooth surfaces
• Jar packaging: holds the color for easy organization and storage

For pastel painting and mixed media work use PanPastel Colors to:

• Quickly block in large areas of color in seconds, e.g. for backgrounds and underpainting
• Achieve a more painterly effect in pastels
• Apply controlled marks – from intense strokes to delicate marks
• Build up multiple layers while controlling the surface “tooth” fill
• Apply ultra thin “glazing” layers & veils of color

The colors can be mixed together, eliminating the need to invest in hundreds of colors for a complete painting palette.

Unique Packaging

PanPastel packaging protects the colors, keeping them separate and clean. Making them perfect for both studio work, and for traveling / plein air work.

The pans and storage jars (for Sofft Tools) interlock securely together making it easy to store and organize the colors and tools, minimizing the amount of storage space required.

Palette Trays are also available. The palettes are very functional for easy use and storage: http://www.panpastel.com/products.html#accessories

Sofft Tools

Sofft Tools are a new range of contemporary tools for art & craft developed specifically for use with PanPastel Colors. Use Sofft tools to paint, draw and blend like never before.

Visit sofftart.com for further information.

These products may be covered by one or more US & Int’l patents including US Patent(s) 7,353,831; 7,422,101; 7,882,955; D578,570; D592,698; China Patent(s) ZL200730154403.2; ZL200930004050.7; ZL200930004048.X and ZL200930004049.4; other patents pending.