Lamp Black is an opaque soft black that is useful to darken a range of hues. Use this colour for areas requiring maximum coverage or add it to white for grey-scale works, architectural studies, and for interesting graphic compositions.

Artists Notes: Use Lamp Black to shade other colours or add it to greens for interesting shadows in foliage.

Opacity: Opaque

Paint Makers Notes: Lamp Black is the oldest known black pigment and has been used extensively throughout history. Historically this pigment was produced from the residue left over from burning oil lamps.

Pigment Number: PBk 6

Pigment Type: Synthetic Inorganic

Pigment Composition: Amorphous carbon

Lightfastness: Not Rated

Toxicity: Non-Toxic