phthalocyanine blue
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beanpoleuk
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If it's a richer black you are looking for some people mix burnt umbra with black, might be worth a try
haasje dutchairbrush
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Which blue to add is a bit of personal taste. Most people add a tad of color to black as it somehow looks blacker with it than without it and the black looks less "dead" 
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E'tac colors I often use to make the black a tad more vibrant are:
Burnt Umber (deep shadows on faces)
Blue shade Naphtol red (warmer black)
Blue violet (makes the black somehow more black)
Sepia
Any purple
.E'tac colors I often use to make the black a tad more vibrant are:
Burnt Umber (deep shadows on faces)
Blue shade Naphtol red (warmer black)
Blue violet (makes the black somehow more black
)Sepia
Any purple
haasje dutchairbrush
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That just depends on what one is doing I think as both have their purpose. For Monochrome I prefer transparants as they just give more control with the buildup
RebelAir
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A lot of the time I'll mix the two together, trans colors can help make opaque colors more vibrant and can help remove some of the chalkiness, sometimes I do so in cup or by adding trans layers over opaque layers which essentially does the same thing, if you do make your blue and you don't like it on canvas, consider adding a trans layer blue to adjust it..but play around with the blues you have, you can always easily adjust it with your purples and reds to warm or cool it-good luck.
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lindy
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Just thought I'd add that if you do get some Thalo Blue be careful in using it... Phthalocyanine colors are very, very strong. A little goes a long way, and it's easy for those colors to over power everything else on your palette.
