Professional Artist Acrylic Paint | Mars Black S1 - 250mL
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Solid Solutions Heavy Body Artist Acrylic Paint in Mars Black delivers the deep, neutral black tone and artist-grade performance expected from a professional acrylic pigment. Formulated with a high concentration of pure mars black pigment (Pigment PBk11), this dense, earthy black provides strong opaque coverage, excellent control, and smooth blending, making it an essential colour in any professional artist’s acrylic paint palette.
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Heavy body handling
Engineered for versatility and professional results, this acrylic colour features a thick, buttery heavy-body consistency that holds brushstrokes, impasto, and texture with ease. It is ideal for expressive brushwork, palette-knife techniques, layering, glazing, and mixed media acrylic painting. The paint dries to a flexible, water-resistant film that remains permanent once dry, while still allowing artists to build layers, blend colours, and achieve rich tonal depth.
Why artists choose it
Whether creating bold shadows, neutral greys, underpainting, or dramatic contrast, Mars Black from Solid Solutions stands out for:
- Opaque coverage — delivers a solid, deep black ideal for strong passages and tonal structure.
- Professional pigment load — provides clean, consistent colour without fillers or extenders.
- Smooth, buttery handling — retains peaks and texture for expressive painting.
- Fast-drying, flexible film — water-based convenience with permanent durability.
- Heavy-body consistency — thick texture that naturally holds brush and palette-knife marks.
- Excellent lightfastness — formulated for lasting stability and resistance to fading over time.
Who it is for
Perfect for artists of all disciplines — from fine art and portraiture to mixed media and classroom projects — this 250mL jar is ideal for professional acrylic painting, studio work, and on-the-go creativity. Clean-up is simple with soap and water while wet. With its dependable performance and classic neutrality, Mars Black is a trusted foundational colour in any artist acrylic palette.
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Lightfast & Archival Quality
Artists can paint with confidence knowing Solid Solutions Heavy Body Artist Acrylics are designed with excellent permanence, lightfastness, and archival-quality pigments. Lightfastness ensures resistance to fading or colour change when exposed to light, helping artworks retain their true tonal depth and clarity for years. Durable acrylic films combined with stable pigments make this paint ideal for fine art, mixed media, layering, glazing, and professional acrylic techniques.
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