Sanded Pastel Art Paper, Off-White, Mulitple Sizes and Grits, 10 Sheet Packs (Grade 400, 9" x 12")

This is the best professional sanded paper to use with Nupastel firm pastels or soft pastels. It really grips the color and is heavy enough to allow an alcohol wash to be used.

Good price for easy to use paper

As a pastelist with less than one year of experience, I can say with no reservations whatsoever that Uart is one of the best pastel papers for beginners. Period. At the beginning of my painting journey, I started out using unsanded papers. Instead of layering color in complex or beautiful ways, I "made mud" on those unsanded papers. Uart has a sanded surface similar to sandpaper. It holds many layers of color, even more than you could hope for if you use a spray fixative on the first few layers. I am a very heavy-handed painter, something I'm trying to correct, but even I can get 8 or 9 layers of color on Uart. In my book, that's a wonderful pastel support! Uart can handle any kind of underpainting you wish to use. Watercolor, oil stains, alcohol washes etc. can all be used on it without harming the paper. The biggest downside to using Uart is that it does indeed curl. I frame most of my work so it isn't a big deal to me. Some people think the surface is hard on the fingertips while painting on it. I'd be wary of aggressive finger blending on it, but I've had no trouble otherwise. Uart comes in several different grits. I really enjoy 400 which is mid-range. It is a pleasure to work on, and the nice results mean I want to paint more often. Highly recommended!

High quality pastel paper.

Needed this type of paper for an art class. Although shocked at the price, it worked very well (and I'm back to buy more because I'm going to continue taking the class).

I absolutely love this Uart paper. It has loads of tooth and holds tons of pastel. It can get wet which is perfect for alcohol wash underpainting. It does have some downsides, though. For one, it is very abrasive. Like sand off your fingerprint when blending backgrounds abrasive. Plan to blend using something other than your finger. Also, no matter what effort I’ve made to flatten it, the paper tends to curl, so it must be taped down while painting and mounting. A solution that has worked for me has been to mount it to foam board prior to painting. When mounted it’s fantastic and can even be taken out for Plein air. If it didn’t “require” mounting I would have given it five stars across the board. Considering it takes me time and a couple other products to prepare it for use, it only gets four stars.

First time using this paper- so far I like it. Quick delivery.

This is the best surface I have found for pastel. I was reluctant to use sanded paper; I was using Canson for my pastels but the consistent and elegant surface of this sanded paper has changed my mind. Yes, it's a little pricey but worth every penny