I had picked black… (Part II)

WHICH?Pigment Characteristics (I feel like giving you a warning that this section is for those really interested in that stuff!) Equipped with an understanding of their chemical nicknames, let’s now go back to the four black pigments/paints commonly found in art stores: Carbon and Lamp Black, Ivory and Bone Black, and tackle the four characteristics…

Some pigments are organic, some are inorganic

WHICH?Pigment Characteristics In the elitist Art Pigment Club, all members, whether pigments or lake pigments, belong to two categories. The idea being, probably, that you don’t mix with the wrong crowd, as these refer specifically to the pigment’s origin, regardless of its structure or chemistry.You are either Organic or Inorganic and either Synthetic or Natural….