painting black, light bulb moment

[sharp nymph]

I just finished painting this mini and while doing so I thought back to my previous attempts at painting black. Every time i tried it always read to me as a off black (blue/grey) but i think I figured out why. I feel kinda silly tbh.
Who would have guessed that if you shine a bright light on a dark model, it will end up brighter. And i think that is why when i look at him under standard lighting he reads as black. But under my hobby light it reads as a dark grey. Does my theory make sense? Or have i been drinking too much paint water? Also C&C welcome.

[bleak finch]

Yes, make sense, try make black adding light with blues, not white/grey, midcolour greysh blue, like anthracite grey, shadows with pure black, glazing with very dark blue, will be more deep and rich cromatic job.

Alternative job try with black green or black red depending of temperature or ambience…

[sharp nymph]

The method i used was base coat in black, zenithal of a Dark Green, then a light drybrush of light grey. Then i thinned down Black Templar and airbrushed it on to darken the model. Then i did a gloss varnish, used a black enamel liner paint, cleaned it up with a sponge and mineral spirits. Then did a matte varnish

[sharp nymph]

Do you think that i could also do that in reverse? Like hit the model with a zenithal spray then glaze back in black to refine the separation and further establish it as black?