MIR Extra Fine Oil, Reds and Neutrals | 20/60/200 ml

Extra-fine oil paint, made with specific fine art pigments, offering high lightfastness and luminosity. The drying vegetable oils in MIR oil paints are carefully selected to avoid altering the pigment's tone and to dry uniformly into a colorless layer of maximum transparency and homogeneity. Pinturas MIR has been manufacturing artistic colors in Spain since 1933.

This range includes the earths, ochres, reds, carmines, and neutrals (blacks and grays) from MIR Extra-Fine Oil Paint. Choose the color and format (20, 60, or 200 ml tube) from the same dropdown menu.

Why choose MIR Extra-Fine Oil Paint?

Fine art pigments with high lightfastness and great luminosity.
Selected drying vegetable oils to avoid altering the pigment's tone.
Uniform drying into a colorless layer, with maximum transparency and homogeneity.
Three formats per color: 20, 60, and 200 ml (1 L and 5 L upon request).

Uses and applications

Artistic oil painting: on canvas, board, and prepared paper. Earths and ochres are the foundation for portraiture, landscapes, and glazing.
Conservation-restoration: retouching and reconstruction of pictorial layers using the original oil technique, where medium compatibility with the original is sought. (For reversible reintegration based on museum criteria, specific non-oily media are used.)
Color study, direct technique, glazes, and impasto.

Lightfastness and opacity by color

Official classification by Pinturas MIR for each color in this range. Lightfastness refers to the resistance to fading (permanence); opacity, to the covering power.

No.	Color	Lightfastness	Opacity
30A	MIR Rose	★★	Opaque
31	Dark MIR Red	★★★	Transparent
31A	Magenta (Primary)	★★★	Transparent
32	Cadmium Red (Hue)	★★★	Semi-transparent
32A	Light Cadmium Red	★★★	Opaque
32B	Dark Cadmium Red	★★★	Opaque
33	Vermilion	★★	Semi-transparent
34	Alizarin Crimson	★★★	Semi-transparent
34A	Extra Dark Alizarin Crimson	★★★	Transparent
34B	Purest Alizarin Crimson	★★★	Transparent
—	Cassel Earth	★★★	Opaque
38	MIR Gray	★★★	Opaque
39	Ivory Black	★★★	Opaque
39A	Mars Black	★★★	Opaque
41	Yellow Ochre	★★★	Opaque
42	Gold Ochre	★★★	Opaque
43	Flesh Ochre	★★★	Opaque
44	Red Ochre	★★★	Opaque
45	Raw Umber	★★★	Semi-transparent
46	Burnt Umber	★★★	Opaque
47	Raw Sienna	★★★	Semi-transparent
48	Burnt Sienna	★★★	Opaque
49	Pozzuoli Red	★★★	Opaque
50	Bitumen	★	Transparent
—	Toval Luminous Pink	★	Transparent

Lightfastness: ★★★ maximum (permanent) · ★★ good · ★ limited. Mineral earths and ochres (41–49), blacks, and genuine cadmiums (32A, 32B) offer maximum permanence. Cadmium Red (Hue) is an imitation. Attention: Bitumen is for traditional artistic use —slow drying and limited permanence, not suitable for conservation—; Toval Luminous Pink is a decorative fluorescent pigment, not permanent.

Instructions for use and precautions

Oil paint dries by oxidation of the oils; drying time varies depending on color, thickness, and environmental conditions. Follow the "fat over lean" rule when layering. Bitumen is a slow-drying color for exclusively artistic use: in thick layers, it may not dry completely. Clean tools with turpentine essence or white spirit before the color dries.

Safety

Low-risk product under normal use. Cadmium colors (cadmium reds) contain pigments classified as hazardous: do not ingest, do not pulverize or sand the dry film, and consult the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for the color. "Hue" colors are cadmium-free imitations. Keep out of reach of children.