Vantablack
An extensive collection of information on the properties, preparation, use, and identification of Vantablack, the blackest pigment known to man.
Spinel black
Spinel black is the blackest of all pigments except for the recently prepared Vantablack. It has excellent stability and hiding power.
Graphite
Graphite black is a natural black pigment which has been employed in painting since antiquity. It is extraordinarily stable and lightfast.
Peach stone black
Peach stone black is a pigment of vegetable origin prepared by charring peach stones and used since Renaissance times. It is stable and lightfast.
Grape seed black
Grape seed black is a pigment of vegetable origin prepared by charring grape seeds. It is of bluish-black color and is very stable and lightfast.
Bister
Bister (bistre) is a brown-black natural pigment produced from wood soot and containing much tar. It has been employed mainly in watercolor and drawing.
Lampblack
Lamp black is produced by burning oil or other organic fuels. It is one of the oldest known pigments which has been in use in many different cultures.
Manganese black
Manganese black was found in prehistoric artworks such as in the Lascaux caves. Its rare use in European oil painting started in the nineteenth century.
Vine black
Vine black is a pigment of vegetable origin prepared by charring vine twigs and used since prehistoric times. It is stable and lightfast.
Charcoal black
Charcoal black is one of the oldest pigments in history. It has a warm tone and can be prepared by charring wood.
Bone black
Bone black had been in use since ancient history by many artists such as Rembrandt and Velázquez but also by modern painters such as Cézanne and Picasso.
Ivory black
Ivory black is one of the carbon black pigments with a rather warm black tone and excellent tinting strength.