Pastelmat Paper, Palette No. 5

This custom set of Earthberry pastels features 30 of artist Valerie McKeehan's favorite colors. Created in collaboration with Valerie, this collection invites you into a blooming meadow, where every shade reflects the freshness of grass, the warmth of sunlight, and the softness of petals.

Each color was carefully selected to capture the natural world — from earthy greens to delicate florals and warm neutrals. Ideal for landscapes, botanical sketches, and creating vibrant, balanced compositions. "Meadow" inspires creativity while honoring your connection to nature.

Every pastel is handmade using eco-friendly, non-toxic pigments, crafted with care for both artists and the planet. A must-have for those who seek harmony, depth, and authenticity in their creative work.

This kit includes:

• A set of thirty Earthberry pastels in the “Meadow” colorway

Pastelmat offers pastel artists new opportunities with a unique surface that grabs pastels more effectively than Ingres papers but is less abrasive than sanded papers (which is in Crafter’s Pastel Landscapes Workshop). Pastelmat pads have glassine sheet protectors between each page.

Pastelmat features an organic velvety surface with a powerful texture of cellulose plant fibers (sanded papers are more commonly made with aluminum oxide). This offers a more painterly effect with soft, buttery marks. Pastelmat allows for building with multiple layers of pigment to control color tone and intensity, but minimizes pastel dust. This non-toxic surface captures vibrant colors and requires no fixatives. 

This kit includes:

• A paper pad of 12 pieces of Pastelmat paper, 7x9.5” in Palette No. 7: Sanguine Red, Sand, Beige, Dark Grey

Note: This listing is intended to accompany Valerie McKeehan’s Pastel Florals Workshop. Purchasing this add-on listing by itself will not allow access to Valerie McKeehan’s digital class or include all the materials in the original workshop.

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Get your hands dusty as you create an impressionist style wildflower pastel landscape. Join Valerie McKeehan, artist and founder of Lily & Val, as she shares her expertise on soft pastel technique, landscape composition, and color theory. In this in-depth tutorial, you’ll learn different techniques for mark making, layering, underpainting, and how to mix soft pastels by blending. Using our templates as a guide, the soft shapes of the landscape come together like magic.

This workshop includes: 

• Tools & materials to create two large or four mid-sized pastel landscapes
• A detailed digital workshop led by Valerie McKeehan

The tools & materials included in our kit:

• Soft pastels, set of 24 colors
• Hard pastel color stick
• Two sheets of 400 grit pastel paper, 9 x 12"
• Foam core board, 8½ x 11"
• Masking tape
• Fan brush
• 70% isopropyl alcohol
• Line drawing template with color guide
• Loosely shaded template for light, value, and shape reference