PBk7 Carbon Black
Carbon black.
30 tubes from 10 of 24 paint lines contain PBk7. 7 are made from PBk7 alone, which is the closest match when you're switching brands.
- Toxicity
- No toxic metal Not one of the toxic-metal pigments. As with any paint, keep it out of your mouth and don't sand or spray it.
- Drying
- Slow
- Opacity
- Single-pigment tubes are mostly opaque.
About PBk7
History
Carbon black covers several modern blacks made from burned oil or gas, close relatives of lamp black.
In mixes
Intense and strong-tinting; mixes can turn grey quickly, so add it sparingly.
Drying speed is typical for linseed oil; tubes ground in safflower or poppy oil, or with driers added, will differ. These are general notes on the pigment, not on any one brand.
Purest PBk7, by brand
The best single-pigment PBk7 tube from each line, ranked: artists' grade first, then lightfastness, then how firmly the pigment listing is confirmed. Ties are listed alphabetically.
- Art Spectrum Lamp BlackSeries 1 · LF I · Opaque
- Grumbacher Lamp BlackSeries 1 · LF I
- Old Holland Scheveningen BlackSeries A · LF I
- Rembrandt Lamp BlackSeries 1 · LF I · Opaque
- Lukas 1862 Ivory BlackSeries 1 · LF I
- Maimeri Puro Carbon BlackLF not rated
Not sold here by: Williamsburg, M. Graham, Gamblin, Michael Harding, Schmincke Mussini, W&N Winton, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Cobra, Art Creation, Langridge, Blockx, Vasari, W&N Artisan.
Made from PBk7 alone
Mixtures that contain PBk7
Brands: Art Spectrum, Georgian, Grumbacher, Holbein, Lukas 1862, Maimeri Puro, Old Holland, Rembrandt, W&N Artists', W&N Griffin.