siennas
Brownish artist pigments
Siennas is the plural of sienna, an earthy pigment ranging from yellowish-brown (raw sienna) to reddish-brown (burnt sienna).
The colors take their name from the Italian city of Siena, where the clay was originally sourced.
Artists and designers reference siennas when discussing warm earth tones: The painting used deep siennas and umbers.
Iron-rich earth pigment
oxide · iron · reddish-brown · terracotta · rust · caramel · tawny · amber
Translucent paint medium
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
wash · glaze · tint · shade · mixing · underpainting · landscape · shadows
European cultural reawakening
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
- TuscanyCentral Italian region
- ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
- Old MastersPre-modern European artists
tempera · classical · traditional · mural · cave painting · prehistoric · natural pigments · Rembrandt
ochre
Iron-rich earth pigment
earth · oxide · iron · reddish-brown · terracotta · rust · caramel · tawny · amber · chestnut
watercolor
Translucent paint medium
tube · wash · glaze · tint · shade · mixing · underpainting · landscape · shadows · highlights
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
Old Masters · tempera · classical · traditional · mural · cave painting · prehistoric · natural pigments · Rembrandt · Titian
siennascool grays
Neutral hues leaning blue
blues · cerulean · cobalts · cobalt · ultramarines
siennasblues
Mournful American music genre
aquamarines · ultramarines · greens · cobalts · cyans
- burnt siennaReddish-brown pigment color
- raw siennaNatural iron-oxide pigment