GOLDEN PASTEL GROUND MEDIUM

Golden Pastel Ground is an acrylic preparation for pastels on canvas and other supports. It creates toothy surface similar to papers used with pastel and chalk. For an even rougher texture Fine or Coarse Pumice Gel can be added. Golden Pastel Ground can also be tinted with acrylic colors. (Formerly called Acrylic Ground for Pastels)
Pastel Ground can be used as a toothy, gritty ground for many different media, including:

DRY MEDIA

o Soft pastels
o Graphite pencils
o Colored chalks
o Charcoal
o Powdered charcoal

WATER-BASED MEDIA

o Water-soluble pastels
o Colored pencils
o Pastel pencils
o Wax crayons
o Watercolor pencils
o Acrylic paints

OIL-BASES MEDIA

o Oil pastels
o Oil sticks
o Paint sticks
o Ink sticks
o Pigment sticks
o Oil paints