Burnt Umber – Professional Handmade Watercolour

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Description

Burnt Umber (P.Br 6) is a rich, warm brown watercolour pigment with deep reddish undertones, widely known for evoking the warmth and earthy depth of natural landscapes. With its versatility and strength, **Burnt Umber** is the ideal choice for creating realistic shadows, deep earthy tones, and representing the rustic textures of wood, soil, and autumn leaves. Its warm, grounded hue adds depth and balance to both natural and figurative compositions, making it a fundamental pigment for many artists.

This **opaque** pigment allows for smooth, even washes that range from bold, intense strokes to delicate, subtle glazes. When used at full strength, **Burnt Umber** offers a dark, intense brown with slight red warmth, perfect for creating dramatic shadows and deep tones. When diluted, it softens into a lighter reddish-brown wash, ideal for layering, underpainting, and adding tonal variations. Its **subtle granulation** enhances texture, making it particularly effective for painting natural surfaces like wood, stone, and foliage.

With **excellent lightfastness**, **Burnt Umber** retains its vibrant warmth over time, ensuring the long-lasting durability of your artwork. This pigment mixes beautifully with other colours, especially blues and greens, to produce a wide array of earthy, muted tones and rich shadows. **Burnt Umber** is a must-have for landscape artists, portrait painters, and anyone working with natural subjects, offering a versatile, warm brown that provides depth, contrast, and richness to watercolour compositions.

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Our watercolours are perfect for artists of all experiences, from beginners to advanced, who value high-quality materials and exceptional color payoff.

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