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Description

Color Swatch

Pigment Info

00322-2222 — Peach Black

Good for fine detail work, such as lettering and scrolling. Colors retain their clean, crisp, brilliant characteristics. No dispersants to inhibit optimum brush handling qualities. 84 colors. Also travel kit.

Peach Black

This color contains the following pigments:

PBk1—Aniline Black
PBk6—Lamp Black

PBk1—Aniline Black

Pigment Type

organic, azine

Chemical Name

n/a

Chemical Formula

n/a

Properties

Analine black was the first black dye used to color cotton.

Permanence

As a clothing dye, it has been reported to have excellent lightfastness.

Toxicity

Testing of analine black dye on rabbits has shown that it is not an skin or eye irritant.

History

Analine Black was discovered by Lightfoot in 1863. It has been used ever since as a black dye for coloring cotton.

Alternate Names

Diamond Black, Paliotol Black

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PBk6—Lamp Black

Pigment Type

inorganic

Chemical Name

carbon

Chemical Formula

Properties

Lamp black is a very opaque, heavily staining black pigment that does not have much covering power. It is typically the most opaque black in watercolor form. Though a very pure black, it tends to muddy slightly in mixtures, is one of the slowest drying pigments in oils, and should not be used under other colors.

Permanence

Lamp Black is very lightfast and absolutely permanent. It is used in all techniques in permanent painting.

Toxicity

Lamp Black is slightly toxic by skin contact and inhalation. It is a possible human carcinogen.

History

Lamp Black is a carbon based black traditionally produced by collecting soot (known as lampblack) from oil lamps. It is the black found in Egyptian murals and tomb decorations and was the most popular black for frescoing until the development of Mars Black.