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Historical Color

PBk9 Ivory Black Genuine

Pigment Description

Ivory Black Genuine is an extinct pigment, due its very necessary lack of availability. It was made from burning genuine Ivory dust, or in some cases we have read-- mammoth tusks. Today it is substituted by bone black, which is made from burning other animal bones such as sheep or cattle. We have heard from other painters that Ivory Black may be emulated with the inclusion of other pigments.

Resources

Spurgeon, Tad. Living Craft: A Painter's Process. Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, PA: Zoetrope, 2018. Newer version available here: https://www.thomaskitts.com/page/36804/tad-spurgeons-living-craft

with PBk9 Ivory Black Genuine (Historical Color)
No single-pigment Oil found with PBk9 Ivory Black Genuine

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