Paynes Grey Master Paint maker David Coles’ favoured blend. Entering into the oil colour lexicon in the early to mid 19th century, Payne’s Grey has since been composed by combining various blues, reds, blacks or earths. This modern take has no ochre incorporated, producing a uniquely exquisite violet cast. Pigment: Sodium Sulphosilicate/Amorphous Carbon Classification: Mixture…
Manganese Black Fast-drying black. Excellent underpainting black alternative to slow drying carbon-based blacks. Its particle size lends a slight gritty feel. When light catches the surface, it exhibits a graphite-like sheen. Pigment: Manganese Oxide Classification: Prepared Inorganic CI Name: PBk14 (77728) Vehicle: Linseed Oil Hiding power: Opaque Pigment Loading: Medium Consistency: Soft Drying rate: 1-3…
Carbon Black This is a super dark black that absorbs enormous amounts of light. Carbon Black is definitely our strongest black and much cooler than Mars Black. Slow drying due to its oily origins. Pigment: Amorphous Carbon Classification: Natural Organic CI Name: PBk6 (77266) Vehicle: Linseed Oil Hiding power: Semi-opaque Pigment Loading: Low Consistency: Soft…
Mars Black Dense and opaque. Mars Black is a faster drying alternative to the slow drying Carbon. Tints also reveal an oxide warmth that is absent from the oil and gas derived Carbon Blacks. Pigment: Prepared Iron Oxide Classification: Synthetic Inorganic CI Name: PBk11 (77499) Vehicle: Linseed Oil Hiding power: Opaque Pigment Loading: Medium Consistency:…
