Italian Brown Ochre
Pigment HistoryPBR7—Raw / Burnt Sienna. Mineral earth (Tuscany, Italy). A warm, translucent earth pigment; burnt sienna is calcined raw sienna for depth and richness.
Italian Brown Ochre is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PBr7.
It is semi-transparent, very good lightfastness, granulating, low staining power, tinting strength 2.
- Code
- W148
- Series
- Series 1
- Pigment Index
- PBr7
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Very Good
- Transparency
- Semi-Transparent
- Tint Power
- 2
- Granulation
- YES
- Staining Power
- Low
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Italian Brown 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.
Italian Brown Ochre straight from the tube.
A thin wash over white.
Mixed with Titanium White.
Mixed with a mid neutral grey.
Darkened with a chromatic black.
A thin transparent film over white.
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Open Italian Brown Ochre in Mixing StudioWhat pigment is used in Italian Brown Ochre?
Italian Brown Ochre is made with PBr7.
Is Italian Brown Ochre a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Italian Brown Ochre uses a single pigment (PBR7), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Italian Brown Ochre transparent or opaque?
Italian Brown Ochre is semi-transparent.
Is Italian Brown Ochre lightfast?
Italian Brown Ochre has very good lightfastness.
Does Italian Brown Ochre granulate?
In watercolour, Italian Brown Ochre is granulating.
Does Italian Brown Ochre stain the paper?
Italian Brown Ochre has low staining power.
Is Italian Brown Ochre vegan?
No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.
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