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Italian Burnt Ochre - Michael Harding
WatercolourPBr7
PBr7

Italian Burnt Ochre

W131 · Series 1
WATERCOLOUR
Series 1
Italian Burnt Ochre No. W131

Pigment HistoryPBR7—Raw / Burnt Sienna. Mineral earth (Tuscany, Italy). A warm, translucent earth pigment; burnt sienna is calcined raw sienna for depth and richness.

Technical Summary

Italian Burnt Ochre is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PBr7.

It is semi-transparent, good lightfastness, granulating, low staining power, tinting strength 2.

Code
W131
Series
Series 1
Pigment Index
PBr7
Contents
15ml tube
Lightfastness
Good
Transparency
Semi-Transparent
Tint Power
2
Granulation
YES
Staining Power
Low
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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Italian Burnt Ochre behaves when mixed, toned, shaded and glazed. Each swatch is computed from the masstone using a perceptual subtractive model - an approximation for guidance, not a formulation guarantee.

Masstone swatch
Masstone
L 49.74 · a 37.25 · b 36.82
0.41YR 4.8/9.2

Italian Burnt Ochre straight from the tube.

Undertone
#f6e5db

A thin wash over white.

Tint
#d8997b

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#a17059

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#764430

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#efd0c0

A thin transparent film over white.

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Italian Burnt Ochre: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Italian Burnt Ochre?

Italian Burnt Ochre is made with PBr7.

Is Italian Burnt Ochre a single-pigment colour?

Yes. Italian Burnt Ochre uses a single pigment (PBR7), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.

Is Italian Burnt Ochre transparent or opaque?

Italian Burnt Ochre is semi-transparent.

Is Italian Burnt Ochre lightfast?

Italian Burnt Ochre has good lightfastness.

Does Italian Burnt Ochre granulate?

In watercolour, Italian Burnt Ochre is granulating.

Does Italian Burnt Ochre stain the paper?

Italian Burnt Ochre has low staining power.

Is Italian Burnt Ochre vegan?

No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.

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