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Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor - Lamp Black, 8 ml tube

Cotman Watercolors

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Product details
Size
8 ml
Blick SKU
00325-2021
About this product range
  • Quality student-grade range
  • 40+ colors, including modern and historic pigments
  • Strong tint strength
  • Reliable transparency and lightfastness
  • Uniform consistency for beginners and students

Cotman Watercolors offer Winsor & Newton's renowned quality at an accessible price for students, beginners, and budget-conscious artists. Available in 8 ml and 21 ml tubes, the range features over 40 colors carefully selected for their tone, undertone, strength, and versatility in mixing.

Formulated with a blend of traditional and modern pigments—from natural earths to vibrant organic pigments—these colors allow for a variety of effects, from easy lifting to subtle washes to expressive, high-staining color. Most colors are transparent, with a smooth, consistent texture that makes them easy to work with, especially for those just starting out.

To keep the range affordable, a few of the more expensive pigments have been replaced with cost-effective alternatives—without sacrificing performance. With good to excellent permanence ratings, Cotman tubes are a reliable, affordable option for anyone looking to build a versatile palette without compromise.

Pigment information

General reference notes about pigments can describe other media (such as oil). They do not verify this product’s exact formulation or behavior.

Lamp Black

Pigment code
PBk7
Type
inorganic
Chemical name
carbon
Chemical formula
C
Properties
Lamp black is a very opaque, heavily staining black pigment that does not have much covering or tinting power. It is typically the most opaque black in watercolor form. Though a very pure black, it tends to muddy slightly in mixtures. Natural sources may be brownish or bluish in tone because of impurities. When used in oil paints, it is one of the slowest drying pigments, and should not be used in underpainting or applied in layers underneath other colors.
Permanence
Lamp Black is very lightfast and absolutely permanent. It is used in all techniques in permanent painting.
Toxicity
Carbon itself is not considered hazardous, however other combustion products that are hazardous are often present as impurities when Lamp Black is produced from natural materials. For this reason, commercial preparations of the pigment should be considered slightly toxic. Avoid skin contact and inhalation. Where such impurities are present, Lamp Black is a possible human carcinogen.
History
Lamp Black is a carbon based black traditionally produced by collecting soot (known as lampblack) from oil lamps. It has been used as a pigment since prehistoric times. It is the black found in Egyptian murals and tomb decorations and was the most popular black for fresco painting until the development of Mars Black.
Description
Carbon Black, Channel Black, Furnace Black, Oil Black, Vegetable Black. Flame Black is an impure version of Lamp Black. An alternate spelling is Lampblack, in which the first syllable is stressed and the two words are elided to form a closed compound.

Lamp Black

Pigment code
PBk6
Type
inorganic
Chemical name
carbon
Chemical formula
C
Properties
Lamp black is a very opaque, heavily staining black pigment that does not have much covering power. It is typically the most opaque black in watercolor form. Though a very pure black, it tends to muddy slightly in mixtures, is one of the slowest drying pigments in oils, and should not be used under other colors.
Permanence
Lamp Black is very lightfast and absolutely permanent. It is used in all techniques in permanent painting.
Toxicity
Lamp Black is slightly toxic by skin contact and inhalation. It is a possible human carcinogen.
History
Lamp Black is a carbon based black traditionally produced by collecting soot (known as lampblack) from oil lamps. It is the black found in Egyptian murals and tomb decorations and was the most popular black for frescoing until the development of Mars Black.
Description
Carbon Black, Channel Black, Oil Black, Vegetable Black. Flame Black is an impure version of Lamp Black.

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