An intense deep black, Bone Black has an even tone and is perfect for a variety of watercolour applications including glazing. Use this colour full strength for hand-lettering and calligraphy projects, for dramatic backgrounds, grey-scale works, architectural studies, and for interesting line compositions.

Artist Notes: Bone Black is wonderful for glazing thanks to its semi-transparent nature and can be used to create layers full of depth and complexity.

Paint Maker’s Notes: The quality of Bone Black can be determined by how dark it is in colour, and by the absence of impurities within the pigment itself.

Transparency: Semi-Transparent

Staining: Staining

Granularity: Semi-Granular

Pigment Number: PBk 9

Pigment Type: Synthetic Inorganic

Pigment Composition: Amorphous carbon

Lightfastness: I - Excellent

Toxicity: Non Toxic

Available in the following Stoneground palettes: Calligraphy Palette.