PC206RS Raw Sienna Warm Shade

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Q: Is this a natural Earth pigment, or a manmade oxide? It's very orange and could potentially be useful to me. What about it's tinting strength? Is it weaker, like a yellow natural raw sienna, or stronger, like a manmade yellow oxide? Is it opaque like a yellow ochre, or semi-transparent, like an oxide? Thanks. R

Asked by: Randall Johns - 2/1/2016

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Great question! This pigment is a naturally occurring earth pigment. Although the tinting strength is higher than most earth pigments, this sienna has a lower tinting strength than a manufactured iron oxide. Manufactured iron oxides contain 100% iron oxide, whereas naturally occurring siennas and ochres contain 75% - 85% naturally occurring iron oxides, along with such "impurities" as silica. We here at Sinopia, however, believe that these impurities only enhance the color, by creating a slight variation within the color when it is used in plaster or as a glaze. Just think: iron oxides: dead flat synthetic; natural earths: vibrant rich organic.

PC206RS Raw Sienna Warm Shade

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