Sombra Grays artistic pigments are born out of a love of art. Doug Curtis of Luna Pigments of Austin Texas, Carlos Truan, owner of Communion Tattoo, in Austin, Texas and Dano Sanchez, owner of Magical Tattoo in Taos, New Mexico. Together they have formulated high quality natural pigments. They have adopted the minimal ingredient approach to mixing black, in its simplest form - no acrylics, no lacquers! In the traditional ways of mixing pigments, they've made a grey wash that can be soft, if that's what you prefer, or a true "paprika" look. For the spot or traditional whip shade, they've got all those bases covered. With over 80 years of combined experience. They have past and present knowledge of how black holds up over the decades.