PanPastel - 25 Light and Medium Set

25 Light and Medium Set

Blend and layer 25 professional pastels with painterly control

Pan format transforms how you work with soft pastel. PanPastel's cake-like configuration lets you load applicators with controlled amounts of pigment, then blend and layer colors with techniques borrowed from painting. This fundamentally changes pastel application, you can gradient seamlessly across surfaces, build transparent glazes, or apply opaque coverage depending on pressure and tool choice.

This 25-color set focuses on light and medium values, providing a balanced foundation for building form and atmosphere without jumping to extremes. Professional-quality pigments deliver the same intensity as traditional stick pastels but respond to sponges, knives, and applicators rather than direct hand application. The included Sofft tools, knife covers in two sizes, sponge bars, mini applicators, and one large oval sponge, give you immediate versatility for different mark-making approaches.

The pan format offers practical advantages beyond technique. Colors stay cleaner since you're not handling them directly. You can see exactly what you're selecting. Dust generation drops significantly compared to breaking down sticks. Portrait artists, landscape painters, and illustrators working in pastel all find this system enables subtlety and control that traditional methods make difficult to achieve.

Drawing and Illustration

Drawing and Illustration Purchase Guide

Drawing and Illustration Materials

Calligraphy Inks - Specialized inks for calligraphy and pen work. Includes traditional sumi ink, colored calligraphy inks, and metallic formulations for decorative writing.

Markers - Professional markers including alcohol-based, water-based, and pigment markers. Perfect for illustration, design work, and mixed media projects.

Pastels - Soft pastels, oil pastels, and pastel pencils for vibrant color work. Excellent for blending and creating rich, textured drawings.

Pencils - Graphite pencils in various hardness grades, colored pencils, and specialty drawing pencils for different techniques and surfaces.

Pens - Technical pens, fountain pens, and specialty drawing pens for precise line work and detailed illustrations.