The French Impressionist Movement of the 19th century was characterised by a shimmering use of colour. Many Impressionist artists kept black to a minimum in their palettes or eliminated it completely. Instead, they created dark values by mixing several coloured pigments together to make chromatic blacks. From afar these colours appear black, but when you look up close you can see that they are alive with colour. Learn more about Black pigments on our blog: https://www.jacksonsart.com/blog/tag/bl