Ceracolors Water-Soluble Wax Paint 50ml - S1 Burnt Umber is a professional beeswax-based paint that delivers the depth and glow of wax with the ease of water-based application. Burnt Umber is a deep, reddish brown that creates rich chocolate tones, making it a studio staple for underpainting, warm shadows, earthy landscapes, portrait work, and natural neutral mixes.

Ceracolors is made from pharmaceutical-grade beeswax blended with naturally derived waxes, giving you a versatile encaustic and wax painting medium without the need for heated tools or special equipment. Use it straight from the tube for smooth coverage and buildable, sculptable impasto, or thin it with water for transparent, watercolour-like washes and soft glazes. Washes can be extended easily from strong dark passages to delicate tints, ideal for tonal layering and subtle transitions.

The paint dries in two stages: it becomes touch-dry quickly as water evaporates, then continues curing as wax crystals coalesce. During the early stage you can reopen and blend areas with a wet brush. Once cured, heat set and fuse the surface using a hair dryer, heat gun, or pastry torch to increase durability and wet scrub resistance and to further manipulate the wax finish.

Best on rigid supports such as wood panels, but also suitable on canvas and paper, and can be applied to surfaces like ceramics, glass, metal, or plastic. Clean up is simple with soap and water, and dried paint can be removed with household ammonia.

Pigment: PBr 7 (natural iron oxide). Series 1. Opacity: semi-opaque. Permanence: A (permanent). Conforms to ASTM D-4236.