Disc Art Spectrum Oil Ser. 1, 40 ml. Ivory Black

Art Spectrum are Australia"s most respected oil paints because they conform to the classic tradition. To make a permanent artists" paint, it is of the utmost importance to not only have lightfast pigments and pure linseed oil (safflower oil in whites) but to ensure they are thoroughly milled as well. All colours are triple-milled to ensure that every pigment particle is completely coated with the vehicle, and evenly dispersed. This results in a stable paint film which has even surface tensions. Genuine oil colours characteristically smell of pure and natural vegetable oils.

Ivory Black is a semi-transparent black with a warm, slightly brown undertone. By far the most widely used and popular black of today, Ivory Black has its origins in ancient Rome. Even then, real Ivory black was a luxury item compared to the more common Bone Black. The higher proportion of carbon in the ivory gave the pigment an intense and velvety quality, which you see in the cavernous blacks of a Rembrandt and other masters. By itself, modern Ivory Black pigment lacks the intensity of the original so we give it more punch with the admixture of the very powerful synthetic iron oxide, Mars Black.

Pigments: PBk9
Lightfastness: ASTMI
Permanence: **** (excellent)
Transparent/Opaque: Opaque"