Description
Indian Red is a brown red with above average tinting strength and opacity, it displays slight blue undertones. It is fine grained, goes on smoothly and brushes "long" in the direction of the brush stroke. Typically used with black in portrait painting to provide warmth to shadows.
Unlike a lot of 'Indian Reds' this is a single pigment colour made of natural iron oxide mineral from deposits near the Chennai (also known as Madras), the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Iron ores exist in great abundance throughout the Indian Peninsula, and are widely distributed. The quality of these ores are usually excellent with a high content of ferric oxide, typically above 90%.
Technical Overview
Pigment - PR102
Opacity - Opaque
Tint Strength - High
Binder - Linseed Oil
Munsell - Hue 2.5 YR - Value 2 - Chroma 6
Rublev Oil Paint
