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

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!

My favorite paper for pastels. It’s sturdy, holds the chalk really well, and come in a great size for landscapes. Love it.

Good to cut into smaller sections. I love sanded paper for soft pastels, as many do.

I love painting on this surface . It grabs my pastels evenly, allowing for blending and layering many layers of color.I just wish the cost weren’t so high , but in this day and time it’s all expensive.

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

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.

Love Uart paper and 500 grit is perfect. Just enough grit to hold the pastel.

As one is who new to pastels, I have been using inexpensive pastel and mixed media papers. They are OK, but in watching tutorials on pastel painting I kept hearing about "sanded paper". I looked it up and it seemed ridiculously expensive @$3.50 per 9x12 sheet, but I wanted to see if it was worth it. Man, the first time I put a soft chalk pastel on it I was amazed. I decided to use one quarter of a sheet just to see how many layers I could get before the paper lost it's "tooth" and wouldn't accept any more. I used every type of pastel I have, pencil, hard pastel, soft pastel and pan pastel -- I was amazed, depending on the vigor of my use and the type of pastel the minimum number of layers was 7 and the max about 10. Truly amazing and worth every penny.