Tri-Art High Viscosity - Sepia

Sepia was originally sourced from the ink sacs of cuttlefish. Fugitive and unsustainable, this modern update uses transparent red oxide and phthalo green (blue shade) to recreate a rich transparent brown with cool, green undertones. Use this deep colour in place of black to draw, mix dark shades, and glaze passages of shadow.

Pigment Code: PR 101, PG 7
Formula: Mixed
Pigment Family: Mixed
Opacity: T
Lightfastness: 4.0
Sheen: G
Tinting Strength: Low
Staining Strength: Full
Colour Bias: cool

Sepia 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, PG7). Bias: Cool. Pigment family: Mixed. Transparent handling, excellent for glazing, optical layering, and deep colour mixes. Low tinting strength, build your mixtures gradually for softer shifts. Full staining, tends to leave a stronger stain in thin films and glazes. Lightfastness rating: 4. Sheen: Gloss.

• Pigments: PR101, PG7
• Formula: Mixed
• Opacity: Transparent
• Colour bias: Cool
• Lightfastness: 4
• Sheen: Gloss
• Tinting: Low
• Staining: Full

Pigment notes: Sepia was originally sourced from the ink sacs of cuttlefish. Fugitive and unsustainable, this modern update uses transparent red oxide and phthalo green (blue shade) to recreate a rich transparent brown with cool, green undertones.

Great for: Old Master, Glazing, Mixed.