
Tri-Art High Viscosity - Iridescent Silver
Technical Information
Description
Iridescent Silver is part of Tri-Art High Viscosity Professional Acrylic Paint, a heavy body acrylic with a thick, buttery consistency that holds brushstrokes and palette-knife texture. Built with high pigment loading and a fine grind, it stays bold and clean for impasto, scumbling, and confident brushwork.
Pigment profile: Single pigment colour (Iridescent Mica Pigment). Bias: Neutral, Warm. Pigment family: Mineral. Semi-opaque handling, a good balance of coverage and depth for layered mixtures and scumbles. Low tinting strength, build your mixtures gradually for softer shifts. Low to non-staining, forgiving in layered work and easier to lift while wet. Lightfastness rating: 4. Sheen: Semi-gloss.
- Pigments: Iridescent Mica Pigment
- Formula: Single
- Opacity: Semi-opaque
- Colour bias: Neutral, Warm
- Lightfastness: 4
- Sheen: Semi-gloss
- Tinting: Low
- Staining: Low to non-staining
Pigment notes: Iridescent Silver is a warm grey, metallic effect pigment. Unlike other traditional silver leafing paints that will oxidize and discolour with time, Tri-Art's Iridescent Bronze is made from mica pigments that will indefinitely retain their luster.
Great for: Effect.
About Acrylic Paint
This explains what acrylic paint is, and why our acrylic films are dependable over time.
What acrylic paint actually is
Acrylic paint is pigment dispersed in an acrylic polymer emulsion. As water evaporates, the acrylic particles coalesce into a continuous, flexible film that locks pigment in place and adheres to the surface.
Our binder and manufacturing approach
Tri-Art paints are 100% acrylic polymer emulsion products. We manufacture using a custom high-solids acrylic resin, and this binder standard applies across our range, including professional and student quality.
Using water confidently
Because our acrylic films are built on a high-solids acrylic resin system, artists can be more comfortable using water as a working medium without feeling like they are automatically compromising film integrity. For very thin applications, build in controlled layers and let each layer dry before continuing.
Practical tip: if you are creating extremely thin washes for extended areas, consider alternating thin layers with normal-strength layers to maintain a robust film build.

