Art Essentials Artist’s Pastel Paper is a Limited Edition paper which is made by Canson, France. It is extremely similar to Canson Mi-Teintes. It is a 250 gsm, pulp-dyed paper that has won recognition for its qualities. An authentic art paper, it is gelatine stock-sized, which limits the absorption of pigments in order to show colours at their best.

Art Essentials Artist Pastel paper has a cotton content of over 50% (~66%), the highest on the market. This enables the paper to combine mechanical resistance and a sensuous feel. Art Essentials pastel paper has the advantage of having a different texture on either side.

Dark Grey & Light Green coloured papers have a honeycombed texture on one side (A characteristic of Canson Mi-Teintes) and a fine grain texture on the other. Light Grey & Brick red have a laid texture on both sides.

In addition to its qualities as a drawing medium, Art Essentials Artist Pastel Paper complies with the ISO 9706 standard on permanence, a guarantee of excellent conservation. Artist Pastel paper is archival, acid-free, mould resistant and without any optical brightness additives.

All the above properties combine to make it the top quality colour paper for fine art techniques; such as Pastel, Charcoal, Sanguine, Pencil and even watercolours & gouache, but also for handicrafts; folding, cutting, gluing, making cards, scrapbooking, etc.