Musou Black Water-based Acrylic Paint - 100ml - Made in Japan - Blackest Black in the World

I reviewed this before, but I love this product so much, I just have to review it again:This is verified by both me, and Reddit (for whatever that's worth) to be the BLACKEST most darkest paint on the market. It literally looks like a black hole when dried (key word dried. When applied wet, it looks glossy, so give it time to dry and it'll be the mattest most blackest void paint you can buy).Note that I've used paint from various other sources that claim to be the "blackest" paint: Culture Hustle makes very high quality products, but their Black 3.0 and newer Black 4.0 are NOT as black as Musou Black. They are very dark, I'll admit that, but if comparing photos of Musuo Black and anything from Culture Hustle, you'll see with similar lighting conditions that Musuo Black is distinguishingly darker.There are a few things I've learned about Musuo Black just from using it that I think is worth mentioning:A little goes a long way, but multiple thin layers will result in very dark blacks base. I would do no more than 2 layers, because more after that will be redundant.More importantly, with Musuo Black, you CANNOT use a protective Varnish layer over it! You could, but the result will be your once very black color will become gray with a glossy texture over it. The impact of the black layer is now gone. IF you're looking for a black acrylic paint color that looks very dark (but not nearly as dark as Musuo Black without anything on top of it), I suggest Windsor & Newton's "Ivory Black" then use Glossy / Semi-Gloss Gamvar varnish over top. It actually brings out more blackness due to the varnish.The best method I found for protecting the Musuo Black paint is to frame it with "Museum Quality Anti UV Anti Glare" framing glass. It's expensive, but also, in what few times I've framed something that contained Musuo Black, the most non-reflective glass in the world will still take a LITTLE away from its bare pure black application. Not much, but still there.As a personal aside: I added matte medium for acrylic paint to Musuo Black to see if it could make it even less reflective, but it actually made it MORE reflective and gray in color, which was surprising. So don't follow in my footsteps.If anyone finds a good way to retain "blackness" of Musuo Black as bare when dry, but also applies a protective varnish-like coat on top, then please comment and share, because I experiment with paints and mediums (even unorthodox ones), and for this problem I'm stumped. One year in a dusty room will make it look way less matte.Regardless: Musuo Black is verified by me to be the (current) blackest black color you can buy (other than Vanta Black that we're not allowed to buy anyway). I HIGHLY suggest this item.

Phenomenal product for my Warhammer minis! In real life it’s so dark that it looks fake, totally mesmerizing! Reflects only 6% of light and even with a flashlight on it it’s still that dark

Amazing color. A deep, dark matte black. I love it. I use it on canvas with my oil and acryllic paintings. What a beautiful color. Pair this next to some metallic silver or gold and what a stunning contrast! Good coverage, thickness, texture, quality.Be aware, as the description states, that the finish can be scratched or worn off. Just have to be a little careful not to smudge it.

It's not as black as Black 4.0. It absorbs most light, but you can see corners on a box if you paint it, which means that it doesn't absorb all light. If you're using it for painting like on a canvas, great... If you're painting something to look fake or non-existent, this won't work.

This paint is fantastic to work with. It's smoother & easier to get the desired effect. There's literally no other ultra matte black paint that works as well. Other brands like Culture Hustle not only take 6+ months to arrive, they simply aren't as durable, nor are they as matte black. Musou is as good as it gets for readily available consumer paint of this type.I've used this through an airbrush and with a paint brush. Both work flawlessly. I cannot say the same for similar products like Black 3.0 or Black 4.0. Both of which are chunky. Those stay chunky even after using bearings & a paint mixer or even serious manual stirring. In contrast, Musou black is so easy, you just grab it, shake it, and get to work. No nonsense. If you ran out, just order more, it'll show up in a couple days *every time*!If you want a reliable supply of an incredibly matte black paint, this is 100% the paint for you.

Excellent for painting surfaces an extremely dark black. Does not appear to be as dark in real life as in videos where it is indistinguishable from a shadow. However, air brushing the paint on is supposed to improve results.Pros: It's very black and not UV active. One of the projects I've used musuo black on is the inside of a UV fluorescent mineral box display. It absorbs all unwanted light and makes the stand virtually invisible.Con: As stated on the packaging it is fragile. Only use it on surfaces that will not be touched at all.

My brain had a hard time wrapping around just HOW black this black is, pictures don't do it justice. I used it to fill in some work I laser engraved. I don't know if it's necessary but I used a clear matte primer first. Single coat coverage over that was incredible. Even over the rough surface left in the plywood from the laser where the glue did not etch away evenly it left a perfectly smooth finish with the primer. It was a small project and I brushed it on, and it was dry in minutes. It is a really beautiful black paint. I can't wait to use it on other projects.

While the paint looks good in photos, it didn’t have the same effect in person. The instructions said it was fine to use a brush, and while coverage was good, the paint didn’t absorb light as we expected. Not sure if the paint isn’t meant to work up close or not. Paint does flake and chip off easily if not careful.