BLACK Art Supply Pigment Database Watercolor Acrylic Ink Pencil Color Chart Swatch
Artist reference guide to Black pigments in art supplies. Color chart swatch cards of common pigments in watercolor, acrylic paint, inks and pencils. Includes lightfast or fugitive information, index by pigment number code, brand, manufacturer color name, how the color appears in masstone (full strength) or diluted (with water). Each image displays opacity, lifting (erasing with a damp brush), and layering (glazing a second coat after the first has dried).
PBk1 , PBk6 , PBk7 , PBk8 , PBk9 , PBk10 , PBk11 , PBk19 , PBk26 , PBk27 , PBk31 , PBk32
Natural, antiquity, mineral or unique black pigments: Black Tourmaline Genuine , Bloodstone Genuine
PBk6 Mixtures:
PBk7 Mixtures:
PBk8 Vine Black:
PBk8 Mix
tures:
PBk9 Bone Black:
PBk9 Mixtures:
PBk10 Graphite:
PBk10 Mixtures:
PBk11 Mars Black:
PBk11 Mixtures:
PBk19 Slate Black:
PBk19 Mixtures:
PBk26 Manganese Ferrite Black:
PBk26 Mix
tures:
PBk27 Iron Cobalt Chromite Black:
PBk27 Mixtures:
PBk31 Perylene Green:
PBk31 Mix
tures:
PBk32 Perylene Black:
PBk32 Mix
tures:
Black Tourmaline Genuine: A rare mineral pigment offered by Daniel Smith.
Black Tourmaline Genuine Mixtures:
Bloodstone Genuine: A rare mineral pigment offered by Daniel Smith. Bloodstone gets its name from the red spots of hematite mixed throughout green jasper. Lightfast, granulating near-black red-brown.
Bloodstone Genuine Mixtures:
Swatch card template available for
download here, or get the
rubber stamp here. Swatch cards were painted on Legion Black or Arches Cold Press 100% cotton watercolor paper. Paper and brushes are available at Jackson's or Amazon here:
OR
Where to buy art supplies shown on this page:
The following affiliate links are to places I have purchased my art materials. When available I'll include multiple reputable stores so you can compare and decide where you'd like to shop. Dick Blick ("DB" links below) is a large art supply chain store here in the USA that ships worldwide. Jackson's ("Jack" links below) is a great UK based art supply store which also ships worldwide, but carries some harder to find European products with quick low cost shipping to the USA. Amazon USA ("Ama" links below) often offers unique brands, including small business and Chinese off brand watercolor sets, that can not be found anywhere else. As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Arches 100% cotton cold press 140# watercolor paper is one of the most durable surfaces for technical pen, scrubbing and lifting. It's surface sizing (coating) and texture is a good middle ground compared to the extremes of different brands. Due to these traits, and it being around for long enough to be the most commonly recommended paper for professionals, all of my swatches are done on this paper for consistency. Only white (and mica paints that do not show up on white) use the Legion Black paper instead. I buy my arches paper at Blick, and if you are in the USA this is likely the most affordable place to buy it: https://shrsl.com/2765w
Alpha by brand shopping directory:
Daniel Smith watercolors -- available on
DB,
Jack or
Ama.
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Kimberly Crick Art on YouTube or
Patreon. If you have supplies that you would like to donate, such as watercolor dot cards or samples from your company that you would like reviewed or displayed in this pigment directory, please email me at enchantedgallery@gmail.com or use the
contact form with details. Thank you :)
