Vallejo Model Color - Matt Black

Matt Black is the dead-flat black that belongs on every painting station — the foundation for lining, shading, and basecoating anything that needs to start from true darkness. No sheen, maximum depth, endlessly useful.

At a glance

Best for

• Basecoating and blocking in
• Lining and shading recesses
• Mixing to deepen any colour

A drop of Matt Black darkens any colour cleanly without the sheen you get from cheaper blacks — the reliable anchor of the whole palette.

The flat black no station should be without. Pair it with a grey highlight and the wider Vallejo Model Color range.