Tri-Art High Viscosity - Ultramarine Violet B.S.

Ultramarine Violet (Blue Shade) is a the product of late 19th century innovation. Sodium aluminum sulfosilicate (better known as Ultramarine Blue), has been transformed under intense heat into this incredibly enduring pigment. Ultramarine Violet (Blue Shade) is a deep, blue leaning violet, with an earthy character. Use as mixing compliment to create more natural colours than Dioxane Violet, or apply as glaze to bring outs its subtle blue leaning undertone.

Pigment Code: Pv 15
Formula: Single
Pigment Family: mineral
Opacity: T
Lightfastness: 4.0
Sheen: M
Tinting Strength: Low
Staining Strength: Low-Non
Colour Bias: cool

Ultramarine Violet B.S. 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 (PV15). Bias: Cool. Pigment family: Mineral. Transparent handling, excellent for glazing, optical layering, and deep colour mixes. 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: Matte.

• Pigments: PV15
• Formula: Single
• Opacity: Transparent
• Colour bias: Cool
• Lightfastness: 4
• Sheen: Matte
• Tinting: Low
• Staining: Low to non-staining

Pigment notes: Ultramarine Violet (Blue Shade) is a the product of late 19th century innovation. Sodium aluminum sulfosilicate (better known as Ultramarine Blue), has been transformed under intense heat into this incredibly enduring pigment.

Great for: Contemporary-Modern, Glazing, Mineral.