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Enkaustikos Wax Snaps Encaustic Paints - Bitumen, 40 ml, Cake
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Enkaustikos Wax Snaps Encaustic Paints - Bitumen, 40 ml, Cake with Swatch
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Product Details
- Color:
- Bitumen
- Description:
- Wax Snaps Encaustic Paint
- Size:
- 40 ml (1.4 oz)
- Format:
- Cake
Pigment Information
This color contains the following pigments:
NBk6-Asphaltum
Pigment Name
NBk6-Asphaltum
Pigment Type
inorganic
Chemical Formula
Properties
Asphaltum is a transparent black pigment with low tinting strength. It is often used as a glazing black.
Permanence
In high concentrations it interferes with drying and bleeds into other colors. It is prone to decomposition when exposed to sunlight.
Toxicity
Asphaltum is non-toxic and non-carcinogenic.
History
Asphaltum is a natural hydrocarbon mineral. Although it is found in mineral deposits, it is more often produced synthetically as a residue from petroleum processing or as a distillate from coal gases. Naturally occurring deposits of asphaltum have been used since prehistoric times for waterproofing. It has been used as a pigment since at least the 16th century, and probably much earlier.