A rich warm brown colour made by burning raw sienna. Sienna is a natural yellow clay found in the earth and deepens in colour when heated. It's one of the oldest pigments in its natural state and can be found in prehistoric cave art. Named after Siena in Italy, where the pigment was sourced during the Renaissance, it is a opaque colour with red-brown tones (Series 1)

Basics gives you the perfect balance of quality and economy. Made for all artists, Basics acrylics are formulated with the exacting Liquitex standard. Which means they're made with the same lightfast, fine art pigments used in the professional range, but just a lighter load.

• Retain peaks and brush strokes
• Have a creamy consistency offering easy blending
• All colours dry to a satin finish eliminating surface glare
• Ideal for learning colour theory and colour mixing