Tri-Art High Viscosity - Mars Black

Mars Black is a 20th century earth pigment made from a synthetic iron oxide. This slightly cool, purple leaning black pigment is high in tinting strength and is best used alone to create velvety, matte passage of ash-black colour.

Pigment Code: PBk 11
Formula: Single
Pigment Family: Mineral
Opacity: O
Lightfastness: 4.0
Sheen: SG
Tinting Strength: High
Staining Strength: partial
Colour Bias: cool
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Mars Black is part of Tri-Art High Viscosity Professional Acrylic Paint, a heavy body acrylic with a thick, buttery consistency that holds brushstrokes and palette-knife texture. Built with high pigment loading and a fine grind, it stays bold and clean for impasto, scumbling, and confident brushwork.

Pigment profile: Single pigment colour (PBK11). Bias: Cool. Pigment family: Mineral. Opaque handling, strong coverage for solid passages, tints, and clean colour blocking. High tinting strength, start with a small amount when mixing. Partial staining, typically easier to adjust than strongly staining colours. Lightfastness rating: 4. Sheen: Semi-gloss. Granulating pigment character, can show beautiful texture and break in thin passages.

• Pigments: PBK11
• Formula: Single
• Opacity: Opaque
• Colour bias: Cool
• Lightfastness: 4
• Sheen: Semi-gloss
• Tinting: High
• Staining: Partial
• Special trait: Granulating

Pigment notes: Mars Black is a 20th century earth pigment made from a synthetic iron oxide. This slightly cool, purple leaning black pigment is high in tinting strength and is best used alone to create velvety, matte passage of ash-black colour.

Great for: Mineral, Contemporary-Modern.