• Mars Black
  • Hand labeled tubes of our Mars Black made with the actual paint, in small 40ml size against the larger 175ml tube for comparison.
  • Imaged right from the tube is Mars Black at left, Silver Point at center, and Phthalo Blue at right. Using the Silver Point for blending, additional grays are created with the Mars Black to its left, and unique variations of blue result when mixing into the Phthalo Blue to its right.
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Vasari Classic Artists' Oil Colors

Mars Black

Mars Black

$ 22.60 USD
$ 22.60 USD
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175ml tube is $ 71.75    Change the Size option above to order

Useful for underpainting, this intensely vibrant Synthetic Iron Oxide dries faster and more matte.

Opaque producing solid, clean grays of greater strength than ones made from the Ivory Black. 

Imaged right from the tube is Mars Black at left, Silver Point at center, and Phthalo Blue at right. Using the Silver Point for blending, additional grays are created with the Mars Black to its left, and unique variations of blue result when mixing into the Phthalo Blue to its right.

Visit our blog post Why This Black? that studies the useful differences between artists' black pigments paired with mixing examples.

Mars Black is milled with the finest alkali refined Linseed Oil in limited quantities for a naturally drying durable paint film.  

Color Index: PBk 11

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