PanPastel Colors are professional artists’ quality soft pastel colors packed in a unique pan format (cake-like). The special qualities of PanPastel Colors mean that artists can blend and apply dry color like fluid paint for the first time. The colors have excellent lightfastness and are fully erasable.

Each PanPastel Color is loaded with the highest quality artists’ pigments; and is made using a unique manufacturing process requiring minimal binder, resulting in rich, ultra soft and low dust colors. PanPastel Colors can be mixed for an infinite palette of colors.

Each pan contains 9ml (0.30 fl oz) of color. 40%* more than the average pastel stick, and yielding approx. 4-5 times more coverage.

Super-blendable: the pan format and their ultra-soft formulation means that PanPastel Colors blend beautifully for an infinite palette of colors.

Paintable: for the first time ever artists can apply and mix (dry) pastel color like paint!

Instant: no drying or preparation time needed. Simply lift the color using a Sofft Tool to start painting immediately.

Easy: no solvents, water or other special mediums are required – use PanPastel colors “dry” for the benefits of wet paint without the hassle.

Erasable: PanPastel is a very forgiving medium to use – use any eraser to correct mistakes or remove the color. An eraser can also be used to create highlights and for subtractive drawing techniques.

Versatile: compatible with other artist’s media and almost any art & craft surface (even thin delicate papers as there is no bleed-through or buckling because PanPastel is dry color).

Control: using Sofft Tools it is easy to control the color, and to achieve a wide variety of marks and effects

Very low dust: for a cleaner, more pleasant working environment. Generating less waste.

In addition to all the great benefits of using PanPastel – they are also packed in a format that is very convenient. The pan format protects the colors, keeping them separate and clean in the studio and when transporting them. The pans thread securely together making it easy to store and organize the colors, minimizing the amount of storage space required. Palette Trays are also available. These functional palettes are the ideal way to hold PanPastel in use, and also makes storage of the colors quick and easy.;

For Mixed Media combine with other artist’s media & experiment with a variety of surfaces for new creative effects

Sofft Tools is a range of contemporary tools for art & craft developed specifically for use with PanPastel Colors. Wide range of these tools is available in our store.

For sealing use fixative for pastels.