Solid Solutions Professional Artist Acrylic Paint – Carbon Black – 4 Litre

Colour	Carbon Black
Pigment Number	PBk7
Pigment Lightfastness Rating	ASTM I
Paint Opacity	Opaque
Series	1
Made In Australia	✓

Solid Solutions Heavy Body Artist Acrylic Paint in Carbon Black delivers deep, professional performance designed for serious artists and fine art applications. This premium artist paint is formulated with a high concentration of pure carbon black pigment (Pigment PBk7), producing an intense, neutral black with maximum opacity, excellent coverage, and powerful tinting strength. A vital colour in any professional artist acrylic paint palette.

Created for versatility and precise control, this heavy body artist acrylic paint features a thick, buttery consistency that holds brushstrokes, palette knife marks, and impasto texture with ease. Ideal for expressive brushwork, bold textural effects, and structured layering, this artist acrylic paint dries to a flexible, water-resistant acrylic film that becomes permanent once dry, while still allowing ample working time for blending and colour mixing.

Whether layering colour, mixing custom tones, or creating bold shadows and contrast, Carbon Black Artist Acrylic Paint from Solid Solutions stands out for:

Exceptional opacity — a deep, rich black artist paint that confidently covers underlying colours.
Professional pigment load — high-quality artist pigments deliver clean, powerful colour without fillers or extenders.
Smooth, buttery handling — heavy body texture retains peaks, strokes, and expressive marks.
Fast-drying, flexible film — water-based artist acrylic paint with permanent durability.
Heavy-body consistency — ideal for impasto, palette knife techniques, and textured acrylic painting.
Excellent lightfastness — artist-grade formulation designed to resist fading over time.

Suitable for artists across all disciplines — from fine art and professional studio practice to mixed media and education — this 4 litre jar of artist acrylic paint is ideal for everyday painting or portable studio use. Clean-up is simple with soap and water while wet. With its dependable performance and archival quality, Carbon Black is a trusted foundational colour in any professional artist paint collection.

Lightfast & Archival Quality

Artists can paint with confidence knowing Solid Solutions Heavy Body Artist Acrylic Paints are engineered for excellent permanence and lightfastness, comparable to other professional artist paint brands meeting high industry standards. Lightfastness refers to a pigment’s resistance to fading or colour change when exposed to light — a critical requirement for archival artwork. Durable acrylic films combined with stable artist pigments help ensure artworks retain their true colour, depth, and brilliance for years under normal display conditions.

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