Experience the timeless warmth of Schmincke Horadam Aquarell Watercolour Paint - Burnt Sienna (Colour No. 661, Series 1), a semi-opaque traditional earth tone revered for its versatility, natural depth, and excellent lightfastness. Crafted from Red Iron Oxide (PR101) and Carbon Black (PBk9), this classic pigment delivers a rich, reddish-brown hue that has long been favoured by artists for landscape painting, portraiture, and atmospheric glazing.
Burnt Sienna offers a perfect balance of warmth and transparency, allowing artists to create glowing mid-tones, natural shadows, and realistic earth textures. Its smooth handling and subtle opacity make it an ideal mixing colour, harmonising beautifully with blues and greens to produce muted neutrals and expressive, sunlit contrasts.
Each Schmincke Horadam Aquarell paint is formulated with premium Kordofan Gum Arabic from the southern Sahara, selected and rigorously tested to ensure excellent resolubility, flawless flow, and consistent brilliance. Once dry on the palette, it reactivates effortlessly with water, maintaining its rich colour and professional-grade texture.
With over 150 professional watercolours available in 5ml, 15ml, Half Pan, and Full Pan formats (sold separately), and 95 single-pigment hues for clean, precise mixing, Schmincke Horadam Aquarell continues to represent the pinnacle of quality for fine artists worldwide.
Burnt Sienna (Series 1) is a semi-opaque, highly lightfast reddish-brown a classic, dependable earth pigment perfect for creating natural warmth, lifelike tones, and timeless landscapes in watercolour painting.
