Amabara ya okiside y'icyuma ni ingenzi mu nganda nyinshi, atanga amabara meza kandi ahamye atuma ibintu bitandukanye birushaho kugaragara neza kandi biramba. Aya mabara akomoka ku bintu karemano cyangwa mu buryo bw'ubukorano—ubwoko karemano buva mu mabuye y'agaciro, ayo mu buryo bw'ubukorano akorwa binyuze mu buryo bugenzurwa bwa shimi—afite imiterere yihariye ituma aba ingenzi mu mirimo itandukanye kuva ku bwubatsi kugeza ku buhanzi. Bitandukanye n'ibindi bintu byinshi biva mu mabara, amabara ya okiside y'icyuma arwanya gucika intege bitewe n'izuba, ubushuhe, n'impinduka zikomeye z'ubushyuhe, bigatuma aramba mu bidukikije bitandukanye, kuva mu butayu bwumye kugeza ku nkengero z'inyanja. Kuba bihuye n'ibintu bitandukanye—harimo sima, icyuma, imbaho, na pulasitiki—nabyo bituma aba amahitamo meza ku banyamwuga n'abakunda ibintu bitandukanye, bihuza neza mu buryo butandukanye mu gukora no guhanga udushya nta kubangamira imikorere.

Amarangi y’ubwubatsi ni imwe mu nkunga z’ingenzi zikoreshwa mu gukora amabara ya okiside y’icyuma. Amarangi n’amabara akoreshwa muri aya mabara ashushanya inyuma n’imbere mu nyubako, adatanga gusa ubwiza bw’ubwiza ahubwo anarinda ibintu bikomeye nk’imvura ya aside n’imyanda ihumanya mu nganda. Amarangi yo hanze y’inkuta avanzemo amabara ya okiside y’icyuma agumana ibara ryayo nubwo nyuma y’imyaka myinshi yo guhura n’imvura, urubura, n’imirasire ya UV, bigabanya gukenera gusigwa irangi kenshi no kugabanya ikiguzi cyo kubungabunga igihe kirekire. Ahantu imbere yungukira ku mabara ashyushye kandi y’ubutaka ya okiside y’icyuma—amabara nka terracotta, ocher, sienna, n’umuhondo wahiye byongera ubushyuhe mu byumba byo kubamo, mu byumba byo kuraramo, no mu byumba by’ubucuruzi, bigatuma habaho ikirere cyiza kandi gishimishije. Amarangi yo kwisiga ku gisenge, inkingi, n’amabara akoresha aya mabara kugira ngo akore irangi rikozwe mu buryo butari bwiza cyangwa budafite ibara; iyo avanze n’amabara adakora neza, akora irangi risa n’ibuye karemano, rikongera imiterere rusange mu gihe rigumana ikiguzi cyo kuryitaho.

Irangi ry’inganda rishingira cyane ku ibara rya oxide y’icyuma kugira ngo ryongere imikorere n’isura y’imashini, ibikoresho, n’ibyuma. Abakora bashyira aya mabara mu gusiga ibice by’imodoka (nk’amapine y’ibiziga n’ibice biri munsi y’imodoka), imashini zo mu mirima zihura n’ibintu byo hanze, n’imiyoboro y’inganda itwara amazi—bigatuma ibi bicuruzwa bitagira ingese n’ingufu bimara igihe kirekire. Gushyira amabara ku bice by’inganda bikoresha kandi ibara rya oxide y’icyuma—amabara atandukanye (nk’umutuku, umukara wijimye, n’icyatsi kibisi cya olive) bifasha abakozi kumenya ibice bitandukanye, imiyoboro, n’ibikoresho by’umutekano vuba, binongera umutekano n’imikorere myiza mu nganda n’aho bwubatsi bubakwa. Ndetse n’ibikoresho by’icyuma n’ibikoresho bifite irangi ririmo oxide y’icyuma, kuko birwanya gushwanyagurika, kwangirika, no kwangirika kwa buri munsi, bigakomeza kugaragara neza uko igihe kigenda gihita mu gihe bihangana no gusukurwa kenshi.

Ibikoresho by'ubwubatsi ni ikindi gice gikomeye aho ibara rya oxide y'icyuma rigaragara. Ibikoresho bya sima nk'amabuye yo kubaka, amatafari, amatafari yo ku gisenge, n'imitako ikunze gusigwa irangi n'aya mabara, bigahindura ibintu by'imvi bidasanzwe bikavamo ibintu bishishikaje bivanga n'imiterere y'ahantu hakikije. Amatafari ya sima afite amabara akikije inzira z'abagenda n'abasohoka, inzira z'imodoka, n'ubutaka bw'inzu, byongera imiterere ku mitungo y'abashyitsi n'iy'ubucuruzi mu gihe birinda kwangirika kw'imodoka n'amaguru. Amatafari yo ku gisenge afite ibara rya oxide y'icyuma ntabwo yunganira gusa inyuma y'inyubako ahubwo anagaragaza urumuri rw'izuba kugira ngo agabanye ubushyuhe bwo mu nzu, bigafasha mu gukoresha ingufu mu nyubako. Ndetse n'ibintu bya sima byakozwe mbere nk'uruzitiro, inkuta zirinda ibidukikije, n'ibice by'imitako bikoresha aya mabara kugira ngo bihuze n'imiterere y'ubwubatsi—kuva ku bishushanyo bigezweho bifite amabara akomeye kandi akomeye kugeza ku bishushanyo gakondo byigana imiterere y'amabuye karemano—bitabangamiye imiterere y'inyubako.

Ibihangano by'ubuhanzi n'ubukorikori bigira akamaro gakomeye ku miterere yihariye y'amabara ya oxide y'icyuma. Abanyabugeni bamaze ibinyejana byinshi bakoresha amabara karemano ya oxide y'icyuma—ahabwa agaciro kubera ko adahinduka kandi adapfa—kuko avanga byoroshye n'ibifunga (nk'amavuta ya linseed ku mavuta, gum arabic ku mabara ya watercolor) kugira ngo bakore amarangi y'amavuta, amabara ya watercolor, pastel, ndetse n'amashusho yo ku bishushanyo. Aya mabara atanga amabara meza, y'ubutaka yongera uburebure n'ukuri ku busitani (gufata amabara y'ubutaka n'amabuye), amashusho (kongera amabara y'uruhu), n'ibihangano bidasanzwe (bitanga amabara akomeye kandi ashingiye ku butaka). Abanyabukorikori bashyira amabara ya oxide y'icyuma mu bikoresho by'ibumba n'iby'ibumba, bakabishyira nk'ibirahuri cyangwa ibirahuri; iyo bitwitswe, amabara ahuza n'ubuso bw'ibumba kugira ngo bakore imiterere n'imiterere igoye irinda gushwanyagurika. Ndetse n'imishinga yo gukora nka buji zo mu rugo, isabune, ubuhanzi bwa resin, n'impapuro zakozwe n'intoki bakoresha aya mabara kugira ngo bongere ibara, kuko bivanga neza n'uburyo butandukanye, bikagumana ibara ryabyo bidaca amaraso, kandi bigakomeza kuba bihamye mu bihe bitandukanye.

Imishinga yo gushushanya no gutunganya imirima yo hanze nayo ikoresha imbaraga zo kuramba no kudahindagurika kw'amabara y'ibimera bya fer oxide. Imitako yo mu busitani nk'ibishushanyo, ibimera, ubwogero bw'inyoni, n'amasoko y'imitako irangishwa kugira ngo idacika intege, ihindagurika ry'ikirere, ndetse n'ikura ry'ibihumyo, bigatuma bikomeza kuba byiza mu busitani imyaka myinshi hatitawe ku zuba cyangwa imvura. Amabuye y'imitako afite amabara n'amabara yasizweho fer oxide yongera amabara ku ndabyo, ku nkengero no ku nzira, yongera ubwiza bw'ahantu ho hanze mu gihe irinda ko amabara yinjira mu butaka. Pariki rusange n'ahantu ho kwidagadurira bikoresha aya mabara mu bintu by'imitako bya beto nk'intebe, ameza yo kuriramo, n'ahantu ho gukinira - bikayahinduramo irangi ridashobora kunyerera rihangana n'ikoreshwa rikomeye, ubushyuhe bukabije, no guhura n'amazi kenshi, bigatuma habaho umutekano no kuramba.

Ikindi cyiza cy'amabara y'icyuma gikozwe muri oxide ni uko afite ibara ridasanzwe. Bitandukanye n'amabara karemano atandukanye bitewe n'itandukaniro ry'ibikoresho bikomokaho n'uburyo bwo kuyakuramo, aya mabara agenzurwa neza mu gihe cyo kuyatunganya, atanga amabara amwe ahuye n'ibipimo nyabyo. Uku guhindagurika kwemeza ko ibicuruzwa bigumana isura ihoraho mu gihe cyose cy'umusaruro—ni ingenzi ku nganda nko kubaka (aho guhuza amarangi ku nkuta cyangwa ibintu bya sima mu mishinga minini ari ngombwa) no mu modoka (aho ibice bisimburana bigomba kuvanga neza n'ibyakozwe mbere). Abahanga mu by'ubuhanga bizera amabara y'icyuma gikozwe muri oxide kugira ngo atange umusaruro uteganijwe, agabanya gusubiramo, akize igihe, kandi agabanye imyanda y'ibikoresho iterwa n'amabara adahuye.