Tri-Art High Viscosity - Burnt Sienna

Burnt Sienna is the classic red earth pigment. A staple of limited palettes, Burnt Sienna is not only useful for its red-brown mass tone, but also as warm mixing compliment for all cool colours. Our variation of Burnt Sienna is slightly cool, leaning towards purple. All natural earth colours will vary slightly from batch to batch as they are unadulterated.

Pigment Code: PR 101, PBr7
Formula: mixed
Pigment Family: Mineral
Opacity: SO
Lightfastness: 4.0
Sheen: M
Tinting Strength: Med
Staining Strength: Full
Colour Bias: cool

Burnt Sienna 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, PBR7). Bias: Cool. Pigment family: Mineral. Semi-opaque handling, a good balance of coverage and depth for layered mixtures and scumbles. Medium tinting strength, mixes predictably across a wide range of palettes. Full staining, tends to leave a stronger stain in thin films and glazes. Lightfastness rating: 4. Sheen: Matte.

• Pigments: PR101, PBR7
• Formula: Mixed
• Opacity: Semi-opaque
• Colour bias: Cool
• Lightfastness: 4
• Sheen: Matte
• Tinting: Medium
• Staining: Full

Pigment notes: Burnt Sienna is the classic red earth pigment. A staple of limited palettes, Burnt Sienna is not only useful for its red-brown mass tone, but also as warm mixing compliment for all cool colours.

Great for: Mineral, Old Master, Landscape, Portraiture, Academic (Student).