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Re: dark gums



On Jan 23, 2007, at 12:31 PM, Katharine Thayer wrote:

On Jan 23, 2007, at 7:50 AM, Christina Z. Anderson wrote:


However, Catherine suggested a carbon pigment and this is also great advice. There is one watercolor pigment that actually has carbon pigment in it--Maimeri Carbon Black pbk7.

I'm sorry; this last sentence is not a factual statement, if read to mean that Maimeri "carbon black" is the only watercolor paint containing a carbon black pigment. Lamp black (Pb6, Carbon black (Pb7), Charcoal black (PB8), and Ivory black (Pb9) are all carbon blacks.
Ooops, slight correction, somehow all those black pigments got the k left out of their number. It should be PBk6, PBk7, etc.




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    • dark gums
      • From: ilana <ilanamahala@adelphia.net>
    • Re: dark gums
      • From: "Christina Z. Anderson" <zphoto@montana.net>
    • Re: dark gums
      • From: Katharine Thayer <kthayer@pacifier.com>