Technical specs
About this colour
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.
Uses
- Academic (Student)
- Glazing
- Mixed
- Landscape
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02/11
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02/11–04/11
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Est. 05/11–09/11
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Tri-Art High Viscosity Paynes Grey
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Packed in 0–2 business days and shipped from Kingston, Ontario.
Made in Canada
Since 1994 · Kingston, Ontario
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Technical drawdown
This colour as our technical drawdowns show it: tinted with white, at full strength, and thinned with gel, over white and over black.
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