Pastels Ground

Pastels GroundSilica particles suspended in pure acrylic emulsion create the aggressive tooth that holds pastel pigment without specialized paper. Golden engineered this ground to transform any primed surface, canvas, wood, board, even heavy paper, into a receptive substrate for soft pastels, charcoal, and other dry media that typically demand textured stock. The fine sand provides mechanical grip that captures pigment on contact while the acrylic binder ensures

Standard 1/4 NPT fitting connects directly to Paasche hoses

This 29-piece starter kit eliminates the guesswork of building your own setup

Robinson's 64-page booklet provides context for each design along with progressive difficulty levels

it delivers similar performance for applications where archival permanence isn't the primary concern

and technical illustrators who need reproducible lettering without the time investment of digital typesetting

Oil paint needs a properly prepared surface to perform as intended

or pattern details that need to pop against darker grounds

Mix directly into paint from tube or apply as interlayer between passages when building complex surfaces

and generous Titanium White for tints and highlights

Heat-treated high carbon steel holds its point through sustained work on metal and glass

Chrome-plated barrels catch light beautifully

The binding allows pages to lie flat while you work