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Liquitex Basics - Ivory Black, 4 oz tube

Basics Acrylic

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Product details
Size
118 ml
Blick SKU
00717-2254
About this product range
  • Brilliant, versatile colors for artists at every stage
  • 80 colors in the range
  • Made with lightfast pigments
  • Medium body supports all painting styles
  • Satin finish minimizes surface glare
  • Made in France

Liquitex Basics Acrylic Color are made for students and artists at every stage seeking brilliant, consistent results. Each color is individually milled for maximum pigment vibrancy and smooth, rich handling straight from the tube.

These versatile paints feature a medium body to support traditional and experimental techniques—from layering and glazing to airbrush and printmaking. Whether you’re building color theory foundations or creating complex mixed media work, Basics provides the reliable performance you need. Once dry, colors are flexible, water-resistant, and retain a satin sheen, helping reduce glare in finished pieces. Pair with Liquitex Basics Mediums to expand creative possibilities and surface effects.

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.

Ivory Black

Pigment code
PBk9
Type
charred animal bone
Chemical name
carbon + calcium phosphate
Chemical formula
C + Ca3(PO4)2 or C x CaPO4
Properties
Ivory Black is a cool, semi-transparent blue-black with a slight brownish undertone and average tinting strength. It mixes well with any color, and creates a range of dull greens when mixed with yellow. It has good properties for use in oil, can be slow to dry in oil form, and should never be used in underpainting or frescoing. Ivory Black is denser than Lamp Black.
Permanence
Ivory Black is very lightfast and has good permanence, though it is considered the least permanent of the major black pigments.
Toxicity
Ivory Black has no significant hazards.
History
Ivory Black is a carbon based black first named as Elephantium, and described in the 4th century BCE as produced by heating ivory scraps in clay pots to reduce the ivory or bone to charcoal. The deviation in names is because the more expensive varieties of this pigment were made by burning ivory, and the less expensive ones by burning animal bone. In the 19th century, the name Ivory Black was finally permitted to be applied to Carbon Black pigments made from bone. True Ivory Black is rare in modern times due to the protection of ivory, and the synthetic variety produced today was discovered in 1929. Bone Black is produced as an industrial pigment.
Description
Animal Black, Blue Black, Bone Black. Paris Black is an inferior grade of Ivory Black. Incorrectly labeled as Frankfort Black.

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