High-quality natural ivory black (bone black), gives a unique black hue.
The pigment is prepared by careful selection, grinding, washing, and levigation in controlled environmental conditions by an innovative approach.
• Chemical name: calcium phosphate + calcium carbonate +carbon
• Color index: Pigment Black 9
• History of use: Since prehistoric times
• Non-toxic
• Lightfastness (UV resistance): 8 (excellent)
• Suitability: Acrylics, Lime / Fresco, Ceramic, Oil, Tempera, Watercolor / Gouache
• Custom quantity is available upon request, please contact us for more information.
• Shipped within 1 to 3 weeks of the purchase date. Rush delivery may be available at an additional charge. Please contact us for more information. The color dust is shipped in a secure package.
• Free shipping in Greece
References/Βιβλιογραφία:
(1) Arthur H. Church, The Chemistry Of Paints And Painting, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, pp. 270, 1915
(2) Alessia Coccato, Jan Jehlicka, Luc Moens and Peter Vandenabeele, Raman spectroscopy for the investigation of carbon-based black pigments, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Special Issue: 11th International GeoRaman Conference, Volume 46, Issue 10, pages 1003–1015, October 2015. DOI: 10.1002/jrs.4715.
(3) Eugenia P. Tomasini, Emilia B. Halac, María Reinoso, Emiliano J. Di Liscia and Marta S. Maier, Micro-Raman spectroscopy of carbon-based black pigments, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Special Issue: Raman spectroscopy in art and archaeology, Volume 43, Issue 11, pp. 1671–1675, November 2012.
(4) Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, Ruth Siddall, Pigment Compendium: A Dictionary of Historical Pigments, Elsevier publication, Oxford 2004, pp. 210
