This is a new paper from Clairefontaine [2024] and the next paper that I want to try with coloured pencils to see how it performs.
It comes in three sizes of pads, 18 x 24 cm, 24 x 30 cm, and in two colour schemes,
[1] White, Light Grey, Dark Grey, Charcoal
[2] Maize, Sand, Natural Sienna, Brown
Each pad has three sheets of each colour.
Pastelgrain is said to allow you to add texture as you wish. You can accentuate textural effects and add depth by using the grain in the paper, and also build many layers of pastel to control the amount of texture. So you can effectively have areas areas on the paper that are texrued and others that are not.
I believe it is grainier than the normal Pastelmat so it will be interesting to see how it performs wiht coloured pencils. I am looking forward to testing it and will post my thoughts when I have.