Black 3.0
The blackest black acrylic art paint
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Black 3.0 - The blackest black acrylic art paint

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Black 3.0 is a super special acrylic paint. We have spent nearly 2 years tweaking its formulation to create a black that absorbs 98-99% of visible light! Quite simply we've created the blackest black acrylic paint.

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Hi Everyone! Thanks for hunting us !! I'm Stuart and I created Black 3.0 :) it's lovely to be here and meet you all! Black 3.0 is a super special acrylic paint. We have spent almost 2 years tweaking it's formulation. Last November we shared a beta batch of black 3.0 with 1000 artists and after their feedback and thoughts we re-formulated it into the best black we could possibly make. Quite simply we've made the blackest black acrylic paint which absorbs between 98 and 99% of visible light. We started working on Black 3.0 because we heard the artist Anish Kapoor had exclusive rights to vantablack (a scientific process to coat things in the blackest human made substance). All the artists around the world were really annoyed because it would've been SO COOL to have our work coated in vanta but the company that invented it flat out refused. So a couple years ago I created and shared the PINKEST PINk with all artists EXCEPT KAPOOR, when you added it to cart on the site you had to agree to a legal declaration that you wern't Kapoor and wern't going to share any with him. I wanted to give him a taste of his own medicine and teach him to share his colours. Sadly he got hold of the pink and dipped his middle finger in it and posted on instagram. Everyone was so upset, and since then I've been working really hard on a super black, blackest black paint for all artists except him! We've done that and I think it's awesome. So we've put it on kickstarter to fundraise to get it into production on a big scale (our little studio can't make something that complex - although we have made and shared several crazy art materials). Anyway, I hope you guys like what I've come up with and I'm here if you've got any questions or thoughts. Stuart x x
This is an interesting story behind a creation.
Maker
thanks! It's amazing where inspiration for things can come from :)
Made me think of the black holes that cartoon characters would paint and then jump into, the kinda thing where a train would come out and smash Wile E Coyote. And then I realised, Kapoor is the artist who designed the black-painted bottomless pit that a tourist fell into... so, I guess, I was kinda right.
Maker
ha ha ha too true!! you were right - some art holes are dangerous ;P

Need to paint my room with this colour!

Pros:

Too dark

Cons:

None

Can I also paint my neighbor's hair by this? :D
ahahaha 😂😂😂
Maker
Maker
tooo funny! I don;t think it would be very nice to get it in anyone's hair though!
Don't know yet what/whom I am going to paint with this, but just backed it :-D
Maker
Awww thanks for the support Narek! I hope you enjoy the paint and make something cool with it :)
can Anish Kapoor buy it?
I guess he can't :D
Maker
Absolutely not!!!!
Stuart, you're doing a great job! The product is great, and the idea is awesome as well! Thank you!
Maker
Total pleasure!!! We've enjoyed every moment of making it :) Thanks for the support! x
Hey there, can I use it in cloth painting?
good question. Wanted to ask the same
Maker
you could paint it on fabric yeah but you couldn't wash it and it would go a bit stiff....

A spray version will be handy as well

Pros:

As dark as my soul

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Need a bucket version for my car detailing

Maker
hey hey we're hoping to have larger quantities later in the year. But you can totally spray it now if you thin with water :)
I was having a discussion with a friend about the uses for the paint and we wondered if you could paint the side wall of car tyres so they look flat black? Would this work on a tyre?
For tyres you'll want two coats, the first coat will give it something to cling on to then a second coat will make it go really black.
What surfaces does it work on?
Maker
Most of them! paper, card, ceramic, metal, plastic, glass... wood... canvas... what have I forgotten? x
Will it adhere to aluminum? #macbook
Maker
yeah it will stick - it'll need a couple of thin coats but sadly it's not super durable so with use it would start to look a bit shabby. A protective topcoat would work but sadly it's going to destroy the ultra matte velvet effect! A bit annoying because a super black Mac book would be really cool!
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