Ampersand Art Supply Pastel Painting Panel: Museum Series Pastelbord, 8" x 10", Sand, 1/8 Inch Flat Profile

I absolutely love working on this PastelBord. I have no trouble getting white to fully cover the deep grey, and it really makes my work pop!Here's an illustration done on this board. Left side is pastel pencils, the right side is the photo I drew it from.Unlike Pastelmat, which I have also tried, this board is nearly indestructible. You can add endless layers to it and it will still accept more. Be warned, it is highly textured and will eat your pencils if you're pushing hard.But you can really get fine details in this like nothing else!

I am a self-taught artist who has been experimenting since 2015 with different mediums and surfaces Now this is the first time I have use this board I absolutely love it. Beautiful clear sharp details. Smooth application. I normally use the velour board which takes a lot of layers but this surface I was able to complete the painting in a fraction of the time due to the way it accepted the pastels. Breathtaking! Unfortunately I did have an issue with this product and I see several other reviewers also had the SAME issue ! I had a small patch that would not accept color. It was not overworked nor was it over layered. The gray area just would just not take the color.I was so concerned because my painting was almost done. I ended up extending my puppies hair down to cover the area. The spot is on the bottom of her ear her right side very annoying I am going to try several more paintings with this board because I really love the surface . I hope this was an out-liar with this issue and not a continuing one. When an artist sets to work and puts all their time and energy into a painting and then to have a crash and burn at the very end is very disconcerting to say the least Then the value would be 0. I will post further if allowed

This is a great product. I use it for most of my pastel work. The very rigid board makes it easy to frame, great for plein air and easy to work on. I found that I can scrub off my pastels and start again without losing much tooth. So, while it is more expensive that sandpapers, it also save you money on framing and is easily re-useable. The grit is about 320 for you artists out there. It holds a boatload of pastel.

This was the first time I used this board and it was amazing! I generally love using board as opposed to paper, since I’m pretty rough on paper when I draw. It was different and took a little getting used to, since it reminded me of drawing on a sandpaper block at first, but the tooth and pick up of the pastel is amazing. It layers very different from the paper and I really like that it’s less messy for me. There’s more control. It’s really nice and I’ll be ordering more in the near future.

My favorite surface to pastel paint on. It holds tons of pastel and if you don't like your end result you can rinse it off. There still will be a ghosted image but can easily be covered.

Ampersand Museum Series Pastelbord is the way to go if your a Pastel artist, and they can be used for other mediums too. If you haven't tried them yet this is the way to go. These are small but you get four different colored boards that are textured. You can take Gouache and add some color to the white or a bit more color to the tinted ones if you desire. You really do get a feel for the product and see the quality. This is why I purchased them, and I'm glad that I did because I was not sure if I would like them or not. I do and now I feel confident in purchasing larger boards, even different types of boards.

If you think this is only for pastels, think again. Though we do paint in pastels in our family, this board we have found to be exceptional for acrylics. Cuts painting time down as colors hold and can easily build. The texture is smooth it how it comes out. The paint flows on effortlessly and holds its color. This is a real win. I would never paint on canvas again.

I love working on Ampersand pastelbord. I've used many other substrates with pastels and the two I go back to the most is ampersand and LaCarte. Love these products, there is a lot of tooth and it is easy to layer, actually make several layers of pastel to create your painting.

Cute little board, I was disappointed at first because they were so small but once you start painting on them it's just fantastic ! Will buy them again.

The bored came a bit damaged, good thing it was a practice bored to see what it was like to use. Other then that, I love this bored.