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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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