Artist Pastel Colors

PanPastel Colors are professional artist quality soft pastels packed in a unique pan format. With colors that are rich, ultra-soft and super-blendable, you can apply PanPastel (dry) color like paint – making it great for painting, drawing and mixed media. Each PanPastel color is loaded with the finest quality artists’ pigments for the most concentrated colors possible. The colors have all been tested for lightfastness and are fully erasable.
Pan size (each): 2.44" / 62mm diameter

Read The Story Behind the New PanPastel Colors here.

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Colors

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Hansa Yellow Extra Dark

220.1

Hansa Yellow Shade

220.3

Hansa Yellow

220.5

Hansa Yellow Tint

220.8

Primary Yellow

230.5

Diarylide Yellow Shade

250.3

Diarylide Yellow

250.5

Diarylide Yellow Tint

250.8

Orange Extra Dark

280.1

Orange Shade

280.3

Orange

280.5

Orange Medium

280.6

Orange Tint

280.8

Vermilion Shade

310.3

Vermilion

310.5

Vermilion Medium

310.6

Vermilion Tint

310.8

Permanent Red Extra Dark

340.1

Permanent Red Shade

340.3

Permanent Red

340.5

Permanent Red Medium

340.6

Permanent Red Light

340.7

Permanent Red Tint

340.8

Crimson Extra Dark

350.1

Crimson Shade

350.3

Crimson

350.5

Crimson Medium

350.6

Crimson Tint

350.8

Primary Magenta Extra Dark

410.1

Primary Magenta Shade

410.3

Primary Magenta

410.5

Primary Magenta Medium

410.6

Primary Magenta Tint

410.8

Magenta Extra Dark

430.1

Magenta Shade

430.3

Magenta

430.5

Magenta Light

430.7

Magenta Tint

430.8

Violet Extra Dark

470.1

Violet Shade

470.3

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The Story Behind the New PanPastel Colors

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