Rublev Colours Italian Raw Sienna is a premium natural earth pigment from the clay soils of Tuscany near Monteriggioni. Like yellow ochre it is based on iron oxide minerals, but true siennas are prized for being warmer and more transparent. This makes Italian Raw Sienna an essential pigment for artists who want luminous earth glazes, natural underpainting, and subtle, realistic colour mixing.

As a natural goethite based earth (PY43), Italian Raw Sienna delivers a warm yellow brown mass tone with excellent transparency and dependable permanence. It mixes cleanly with other pigments, performs well across all major binders, and is particularly useful for portraits and landscapes where you need believable sunlight, skin undertones, sandstone, earth, and foliage neutrals. Because it is a traditional earth pigment, it is stable and compatible in mixtures and is valued in conservation minded palettes.

Ideal for:

• Grinding into oil paint or making your own mediums and grounds

• Watercolour, tempera, fresco, acrylic dispersions, and mixed media

• Glazing, imprimatura, underpainting, and tonal mapping

• Natural colour mixing for landscapes, portraits, and architectural studies

Safety note: Considered non-toxic, but avoid inhaling dry pigment dust. Use a mask and good ventilation when handling powder.