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Your Questions About Black

Your Questions About Black

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James Gurney
Apr 05, 2025
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In Wednesday’s post about the color black, we explored the whys and hows of mixing your own black. But there are still a lot of unanswered questions about black as an artist’s color.

Do some kinds of artists use black more than others?

Yes. Designers, cover artists, comic artists, and poster designers use black a lot because of its simple graphic power. A…

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