Ampersand Art Supply Pastel Painting Panel: Museum Series Pastelbord, Grey, 1/8 Inch Flat Profile, 8x10

Too expensive but really takes the pastel colors.

I bought this for my husband. He really liked the way the pastels went on and says it's good quality. He bought the smallest one because he wasn't sure if he would like it. Well, he did and said he would buy some of all sizes if the price weren't so high. So, we gave these four stars because of price.

Love the quality. Not sure why they are so pricey. Will look for cheaper alternatives as a new artist, I will need many for practicing!

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 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.

A wonderful board for pastels, would be better to suit soft pastels because I found if I pressed too hard, the board would lose it's texture in that specific area and it will no longer hold pastel color that well. But other than that, the texture is nice to draw on with pastel.

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.

These Ampersand panels are excellent and provide a lovely firm support for sift pastels and charcoal. Hold a nice amount of pastel colors remain bright.

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.