Lunar Black (PBk11) Noir de Lune
Imagine a transparent black colour with an expansive value range and pigment particles that react like magnetic shavings, attracting and repelling one another. The unique pigment properties make Lunar Black a radically reticulated colour. When dry, a Lunar Black wash resembles a marbled moonscape. This mottled, stony texture can be successfully glazed. You can gently paint into a wet to damp Lunar Black, dropping in watery pigment-virtually any combination of favourites.
Lunar Black is an inorganic neutral black watercolour pigment and a Daniel Smith exclusive. Think Black Magic and re-think black.
- Pigment names: Mars Black - Oxyde de fer Noir PBk11
- ASTM Lightfastness Rating: Excellent - Not yet rated by ASTM - Rating based on Daniel Smith's independent testing.
- Transparency: Transparent
- Granulating: Yes
- Staining: Low
- Series: 1
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