Burnt Crimson 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 (PO48, PR254). Bias: Warm. Pigment family: Organic. Transparent handling, excellent for glazing, optical layering, and deep colour mixes. Medium tinting strength, mixes predictably across a wide range of palettes. Partial staining, typically easier to adjust than strongly staining colours. Lightfastness rating: 4. Sheen: Gloss.

• Pigments: PO48, PR254
• Formula: Mixed
• Opacity: Transparent
• Colour bias: Warm
• Lightfastness: 4
• Sheen: Gloss
• Tinting: Medium
• Staining: Partial

Pigment notes: Burnt Crimson is a mixture of Quinacridone Burnt Orange and Transparent Pyrrole Red. This complex red mixture has a deep rusty red mass tone, and a rich, yellow leaning, red undertone.

Great for: Contemporary-Modern, Old Master, Glazing, Organic.