PanPastels – Apply Pastel Colour Like Paint

Last updated: March 31, 2026
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PanPastel Colours are professional grade soft pastel colours packed in a unique pan format (cake-like) so that they can be mixed and applied like paint. The pans stack and interlock to be stored safely and compactly.

They are very low-dust for a cleaner working environment. All 80 PanPastel Colours are made using a unique manufacturing process requiring minimal binder and fillers, resulting in rich, ultra soft and low dust formulations. Only professional artists’ grade pigments are used for the most concentrated colours possible. The colours have excellent lightfastness and are fully erasable.

Each pan contains 40% more material than the average pastel stick, and yields approximately 4-5 times more coverage than sticks.


PanPastel Colours are professional artist grade soft pastel colours in a unique pan format

PanPastel Colours are fully compatible with:
– Pastel sticks, pencils, markers.
– Other artist’s colors and mediums for mixed media techniques.
– Most art & craft surfaces (from delicate handmade papers to toothy pastel surfaces).
– Conventional spray fixatives.

PanPastel Colours are:
– Super-blendable – mix like paint with original PanPastel colours for an infinite palette of pearlescent effects.
– Highly Pigmented – for rich pure colours.
– Versatile – use on almost any surface, great for mixed media.
– Instant – no preparation or drying time required – no solvents or water needed.
– Erasable – very forgiving – correct / remove with any eraser.
– Low Dust – “no mess” alternative to pastel sticks & powders. Cleaner, less waste.




Customer review:
“Colour payoff is great! I use it as a base for my coloured pencils, as it makes them blend easily.”


New from PanPastels

PanPastels Metallic Colours

Six New Metallic Colours
These rich, lustrous new PanPastel metallic colours, like the original 80 colours, are mixable and blend like paint for an infinite palette of metallic effects.


PanPastel Colours pearlescent

Six New Pearlescent Colours
PanPastel Pearlescent Colours are rich lustrous colours which can be mixed with each other and also with the original PanPastel Colours. They create beautiful shimmer without appearing glittery.


PanPastel Colours Pearl Mediums

Four Pearl Mediums
PanPastel Pearl Mediums are the world’s first true pastel (dry colour) mediums. Create a variety of effects from a soft pearl sheen (fine) to a shimmering sparkle (coarse). Use the white mediums to tint colours and the black mediums to create darks and shades for rich, jewel-like effects.


PanPastel Colours blending medium

Colourless Blender
The first colourless blender for soft pastels. Blend with PanPastel Colours to create a variety of transparent effects. Also great for softening and blending edges.


Click on the link to go to the current offer on PanPastel Colours on the Jackson’s Art Supplies website.
Postage on orders shipped standard to mainland UK addresses is free for orders of £39 or more.

Julie Caves is a long-standing contributor to Jackson’s Art Blog and previously served as its Editor for ten years. With an encyclopaedic knowledge of art materials, she writes in-depth articles, particularly about oil and acrylic painting, bringing an extensive research background to each piece. Julie studied journalism in California, fine art at the University of Texas at Austin, and completed both an MA at Camberwell College of Art and the Turps Studio Painting Programme in London. She exhibits her work regularly and continues to write part-time for the blog.

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