{"product_id":"manganese-black-pigment-425137830","title":"Manganese Black Pigment","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManganese Black (PBk14) is a handmade single-pigment black based on manganese dioxide. It produces a deep, natural black with a subtle brown\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003eviolet undertone and a dense, matte masstone. Compared to carbon blacks (like Lamp or Ivory Black), Manganese Black feels more mineral and less sooty, with a quieter, stone-like presence; compared to Mars Black (PBk11), it is a touch warmer and often slightly more transparent in tints, giving more nuanced, chromatic darks instead of flat, opaque black.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn use, Manganese Black gives a strong, controlled black ideal for stone, wood, tree bark, architectural shadows, moody skies, and low-key passages in landscape and figurative work. It has moderate to strong tinting strength with a semi-opaque character, allowing it to lay down as a solid dark in masstone while still building luminous, layered veils in thinner washes or glazes. It mixes beautifully with yellows and earths for warm olives and smoky browns, with reds for deep wine-browns and umber-like neutrals, and with blues for complex, cool near-blacks and atmospheric grays that stay rich rather than harsh or chalky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis manganese dioxide pigment is chemically stable, heat-resistant, and highly resistant to acids and alkalis, which makes it suitable across a wide range of binders and mediums. In artist\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003es colors it offers a distinctive mineral black that can serve as a primary neutral on the palette or as a characterful alternative to both iron-oxide and carbon blacks, especially for work that emphasizes natural surfaces, weathered materials, and subtle chromatic shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManganese compounds have been used since antiquity in glass, ceramics, and dark pigments. Manganese dioxide appears in some of the earliest known uses of black and very dark brown, including prehistoric markings and early glazes, and was long valued in glassmaking for its ability to neutralize the green cast of iron impurities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the rise of industrial chemistry in the 19th and 20th centuries, refined manganese oxides were produced for use in ceramics, enamels, batteries, anti-corrosive paints, and dark industrial coatings. From this family of materials, Manganese Black (PBk14) emerged as a technically robust, mineral black suitable for artist paints\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eoffering excellent stability, a subtly warm undertone, and a matte, natural appearance distinct from glossy carbon blacks. Today PBk14 appears in select professional ranges and specialty colors, appreciated by painters who want a deep black with a strong mineral identity and a long-standing connection to ceramic and industrial color traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePigment Information\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePigment Type: Synthetic (Inorganic) manganese dioxide black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuitable Mediums: Watercolor, Oil, Tempera, Acrylic, Encaustic, Cold Wax, Casein, Milk, Swedish Flour, Lime \/ Fresco, Ceramics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLightfastness: Best\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpacity: Semi-opaque\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Names: Manganese Black, Manganese Dioxide Black, PBk14\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColor Index Code: PBk14\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morrow Archival","offers":[{"title":"2 Grams","offer_id":47875252879582,"sku":"PS-721-0000-0002g","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 Grams","offer_id":47875252912350,"sku":"PS-721-0000-0010g","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20 Grams","offer_id":47875252945118,"sku":"PS-721-0000-0020g","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 Grams","offer_id":47875252977886,"sku":"PS-721-0000-0050g","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams","offer_id":47875253010654,"sku":"PS-721-0000-0100g","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Grams","offer_id":47875253043422,"sku":"PS-721-0000-0500g","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/2821\/2702\/files\/23b2b02d-4a21-4e23-a9f6-bf7b9f8701c4-copy.jpg?v=1769982698","url":"https:\/\/morrowarchival.com\/products\/manganese-black-pigment-425137830","provider":"Morrow Archival","version":"1.0","type":"link"}