Tri-Art High Viscosity - Transparent Brown

Transparent Brown is the warm alternative to dark brown earth colours like Van Dyke Brown and Burnt Umber. Transparent Brown is a mixture of transparent red oxide and carbon black with a rich red-brown mass tone and a complex, yellow leaning, red-brown undertone. It is ideal for mixing and glazing in landscape and portrait palettes to create lush shadows and dark neutrals.

Pigment Code: PR 101, PBk 7
Formula: Mixed
Pigment Family: Mineral
Opacity: T
Lightfastness: 4.0
Sheen: G
Tinting Strength: Med
Staining Strength: partial
Colour Bias: warm

Transparent Brown 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: Mixed pigment colour (PR101, PBK7). Bias: Warm. Pigment family: Mineral. Transparent handling, excellent for glazing, optical layering, and deep colour mixes. Medium tinting strength, mixes predictably across a wide range of palettes. Partial staining, typically easier to adjust than strongly staining colours. Lightfastness rating: 4. Sheen: Gloss.

• Pigments: PR101, PBK7
• Formula: Mixed
• Opacity: Transparent
• Colour bias: Warm
• Lightfastness: 4
• Sheen: Gloss
• Tinting: Medium
• Staining: Partial

Pigment notes: Transparent Brown is the warm alternative to dark brown earth colours like Van Dyke Brown and Burnt Umber. Transparent Brown is a mixture of transparent red oxide and carbon black with a rich red-brown mass tone and a complex, yellow leaning, red-brown…

Great for: Old Master, Glazing, Mineral.