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    What colors make pink?
    Kelly Medford
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    Kelly Medford is an American painter based in Rome, Italy. She studied classical painting, drawing and printmaking both in the U.S. and in Italy. She works primarily en plein air on the streets of Rome, and also travels for private international collectors on commission. She founded Sketching Rome Tours in 2012 where she teaches sketchbook journaling to visitors of Rome. Kelly is a graduate of the Florence Academy of Art.
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    Expert Answer
    Mix red and white to make pink. For your red, choose permanent alizarin crimson or quinacridone red. For your white, choose titanium white.
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    How do I make pink clay?
    Community Answer
    Get white clay and add a little red food coloring until you get the pink shade you want.
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    If I mixed orange and blue, what would it make?
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    If mixed in equal amounts, it would make brown. If you add just a touch of blue to orange, it will make your orange darker; if you add a bit of orange to blue, it makes the blue darker.
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    Can I make pink without white?
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    No matter what material you're using, pink is simply a lighter version of red. While white helps to "thin out" the color of red, some lighter reds can often be spread thin or mixed with a bit of water to get a lighter color close to pink. That said, almost all recipes to mix pink are more effective if you have some white element or background to mix in.
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    How can I make hot pink royal icing with liquid food coloring if I only have the primary colors?
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    The best way to do this is to add red and a small amount of blue. A 5:1 ratio would work best for this; eg. 5 drops of red colouring to 1 drop of blue colouring.
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    What two colors make blush?
    Brett Gilbert
    Top Answerer
    Blush is essentially a tint of pink, which is made from mixing red and white.
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    How do I make pink hair dye?
    Brett Gilbert
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    Try mixing red hair dye or food coloring with white conditioner. If your hair is dark, the pink color won't show up well, though.
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    How can you make the color pink with food coloring?
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    Use a 5:1 ratio with 5 drops of red and 1 drop of blue. Or just use a little bit of red.
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    How many colors do I mix to make pink?
    Brett Gilbert
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    Red and white are enough to make a basic pink. With watercolors, you can just use red diluted with water. You can also add a bit of blue or yellow if you want to make the pink more purplish or peachish.
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    How can I make pink with crayons?
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    Color over the same area with white and red crayons. The darker shade of red you are using, the hotter the pink will be. If you don't have any white crayons, then color very, very lightly with your red crayon.
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    How can you make pink to dye flax or clothing?
    Brett Gilbert
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    Remember that white clothes turn pink when washed with red clothes. You can make pink dye by boiling red plums, strawberries, or cherries and then making a salt or vinegar fixative to make sure the dye doesn't wash off the fibers.
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    How do I make pink out of puff paint?
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    The process is the same. Mix red, white, orange, and whatever colors achieve the color or hue you're looking for. Don't go too heavy on the orange, however.
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    Can I make hot pink hair dye by mixing other hair dyes together? If so what colors would you need to use?
    Brett Gilbert
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    You have to mix red hair dye with white conditioner, but you can also add pink or white hair dye to change the tint of pink you get.
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    Can you make pink with red?
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    Yes, if you mix red with white you will get pink.
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    Can I make pink from brown?
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    No. You could add a ton of white and some red to get a mauve shade.
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    Can I dye my hair pink with splat pink fetish after I dyed it a bright purple? I wanted a pastel purple and it didn't work so I want to go baby pink but I'm not sure what the outcome will be.
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    It will likely not cover up the purple. You will probably end up with a dark pinkish purple color. It would be best to wash out or strip the purple first.
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    How to make red from pink?
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    You can't exactly do that because red is a primary color and cannot be made out of other colors. Pink is just red with white in it.
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    How can I get a magenta color?
    Community Answer
    Mix red and blue, with more red than blue.
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    How can I make a crimson color?
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    Add a small amount of of purple, black, or brown to red. Experiment before putting it on paper, icing, hair, or any other surface that it would be difficult to remove the color from.
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    What colors do I mix to get light coral pink?
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    Red, white, and yellow. Adjust as needed until satisfied. If you want to lighten it, add more white; if you want to make the color more pink, add more red; if you want to make the color less pink, add more yellow; if you want to make the color deeper, add more red and yellow.
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    How do I use pink and make it more purple or lavender?
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    Add little amounts of blue until you get the shade of lavender/purple you need.
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    Can I make pink without white paint?
    Community Answer
    You can if you really dilute the red with water. But if you want thicker paint, you have to use white.
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    Is it possible to make pink paint from purple paint?
    Community Answer
    Yes, if you are making magenta. If you don't want magenta, use red and white.
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    How do I make white using water color paints?
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    You can't make white it's like a primary color. But you can buy white paint at an art shop or online.
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    I added yellow and red tint to white paint and I got peach instead of orange. What did I do wrong?
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    It is likely that you added too much white. Peach or pastel orange is a light orange, so try adding less white (more red and yellow). If you mean that you got a pinker shade of orange, add more yellow.
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    How can I make a pink color with poster paint?
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    Dip your brush in water, then add some red poster colour, then add a little white.
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