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Vine Black

PBk8

Alternate Names

French Vine Black

Blue Black

Charcoal Black

Pigment Description

Vine Black is a rarer carbon black than Lamp Black, which is still found in oil paints.

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This variety is usually made from burning vegetable or organic matter and tends to be somewhat softened by impurities of various kinds. Monona Rossol's work on pigments mentions limits for total respirable dust (called PNOS) that are recommended, please consult her work for information.

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The texture of Vine Black can be a bit gritty. Vine Black has more gentle tinting strength than other pigments in the color range.

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Resources

PBk8 pigment data from David G. Myers, The Color of Art Pigment Database, Artiscreation.com

Information about PBk8 from Bruce MacEvoy, Handprint Guide to Watercolors,

Rossol, Monona. The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide. New York, NY : Allworth Press, 2001. The book is rather dated, updated information is available from her website.

Stats

Lightfastness

Excellent

Tends to have solid highest marks (all 8's on the BWS)

Transparency

Varies

From transparent to opaque. Some sources have high transparency.

Tinting

Good

Dry Time

Very Slow

Chemical Name

Carbon (Natural) with impurities. Made from vegetable matter

with PBk8 (Vine Black)
No single-pigment Oil found with PBk8

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