Tri-Art High Viscosity - Paynes Grey

Invented by the famed watercolorist William Payne, Payne's Grey first appeared in the early 19th century. Tri-Art's Payne's Grey is a mixture of phthalo blue (green shade), carbon black, and dioxane violet. The resulting colour is near black in mass tone, but more colorful in character, with a strongly blue leaning, grey undertone. Use as a mixing compliment in place of black to darken colours while retaining more colour and vibrancy.

Pigment Code: PB 15:3, Pbk 7, PV 23
Formula: Mixed
Pigment Family: mixed
Opacity: O
Lightfastness: 4.0
Sheen: G
Tinting Strength: High
Staining Strength: Full (Very High)
Colour Bias: cool

Paynes Grey 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 (PB15:3, PBK7, PV23). Bias: Cool. Pigment family: Mixed. Opaque handling, strong coverage for solid passages, tints, and clean colour blocking. High tinting strength, start with a small amount when mixing. Full staining, tends to leave a stronger stain in thin films and glazes. Lightfastness rating: 4. Sheen: Gloss.

• Pigments: PB15:3, PBK7, PV23
• Formula: Mixed
• Opacity: Opaque
• Colour bias: Cool
• Lightfastness: 4
• Sheen: Gloss
• Tinting: High
• Staining: Full (very high)

Pigment notes: Invented by the famed watercolorist William Payne, Payne's Grey first appeared in the early 19th century. Tri-Art's Payne's Grey is a mixture of phthalo blue (green shade), carbon black, and dioxane violet.

Great for: Academic (Student), Glazing, Mixed, Landscape.