noun
- plural of umber; earth pigments containing ferric oxide, used in painting, typically in raw (yellowish-brown) or burnt (reddish-brown) forms
Usage: art/painting
Examples
- The artist mixed raw and burnt umbers to create the perfect shade for the tree bark.
- Umbers are essential pigments in any oil painter’s palette.
- She used various umbers to paint the autumn landscape.
- The portrait’s shadows were rendered in deep burnt umbers.
- Raw umbers give a more yellowish tone than their burnt counterparts.
- Traditional painters often relied on natural umbers for earth tones.