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QuestionWhat colors make light or dark brown?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.It’s about the proportions of the mixture. With brown, you must decide what shade of brown it is — red-brown, yellow-brown, blue-brown, etc. Also, figure out if you need a really dark brown or a transparent brown. Mixing the right shade is all about the proportion of each color you use.
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QuestionCan I make hazel without using brown?Community Answer"Hazel" is a fairly ambiguous colour. But if you're looking to make a sort of brownish, goldish green like hazel eyes, you can make it with mostly yellow, a bit of green, and something to darken it slightly like black (only a little bit!) or dark grey.
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QuestionHow can I make purple?Community AnswerWhile mixing red and blue colors is traditional, it's useful to know how to make more nuanced purple colors. This article will help you: How to Make Purple Paint .
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QuestionMy paint is too brown. How can I lessen the brown effect?Community AnswerTry adding more of another color, such as red, yellow, or blue. You can also lighten or darken it by adding a little bit of white or black. If you are using watercolor, add lots of water to make it look lighter.
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QuestionDo black, red, and orange combined make brown?Community AnswerYes, they do. However, you need to make sure that you are using the right amount of each colour. More red and black to orange results in a darker brown. Add white to lighten the brown colour.
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QuestionWhat color will I get when I mix brown paint with a little bit of green paint?Community AnswerIt depends on what temperature your desired brown is. If it's more of a reddish brown (warm), it might become muddled or more grey. If your brown is yellowish or greenish to start with, you'll end up with a lighter, more vibrant brown, and if you add enough green, you'll eventually get an olive colour.
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QuestionWhat do I do if I don't have red?Community AnswerIf you have any secondary colors, you can mix orange and blue or purple and yellow to get red.
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QuestionHow can I modify a bubblegum pink color to dirt brown?CurtMCommunity AnswerTo achieve the color you're after, you're probably going to require a lot of each primary color: red, blue, and yellow, with a slight emphasis on blue and yellow.
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QuestionI mixed all the primary colors together, but it resulted in black. How do I keep this from happening?Community AnswerUse less blue to prevent it becoming such a dark shade; add small amounts at a time until you reach the color you desire.
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QuestionWhat colors do I use to make gold?Community AnswerBy mixing red, blue and a larger bit of yellow and white you'll get gold, or if you mix blue, red and yellow you'll get a mustard color.
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QuestionWhen I was making yellow and added it with the red and blue it came out purple. Why?Community AnswerIt all depends on the proportions. After you mix the red and blue to get purple, you would have to add around twice as much yellow as you did with the red and the blue.
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QuestionWhat colors can I use to make tan?Community AnswerMix brown and white until you get the shade you want.
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QuestionHow can I make a gold color?CurtMCommunity AnswerGolds are naturally going to call for a higher concentration of yellow, along with red and a trace of blue. You might also try lightening your gold with a little white paint to give it a more authentic look.
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QuestionIf I only have blue, pink, yellow and green -- can any of those make brown?Community AnswerYes, all you need to do is use a very small bit of blue or green mixed with some pink to make a red. Follow with some red and green mixed together, then add a small bit of blue for a lighter brown. If you're seeking a darker brown, use a bit more blue.
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QuestionHow do I get brown if I only have red, yellow and blue colored pencils?Community AnswerMix equal parts of yellow and blue first, then mix in 10 percent of red to get the desired brown color.
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QuestionIf I mix brown and red, will that make dark brown?Community AnswerThat will just make the brown redder. Adding a little black would be the easiest way to darken the brown without changing the hue too much.
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QuestionWhat is the difference between transparent white and mixing white?Community AnswerTitanium white is the more common of the whites used for painting. It's known for being bright white, almost bluish, and has excellent opacity and high tinting strength. When mixed with another color, it rapidly lightens the color. Zinc white is very transparent, and has 1/10 the tinting strength of titanium white.
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QuestionHow do I make purple?Community AnswerMix blue and red together.
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QuestionI really need help to go from turquoise to black, what do I do?Community AnswerThere exist something called a gliphite that can do this. Ä°t sprays of black paint to darken a color. Ä°f you use black paint then you need so much paint that your pencil will catch fire before you achieve black.
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QuestionWhich two colors make aqua blue?Community AnswerBlue, green and white will make aqua.
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QuestionHow do I mix a reddish brown color from the primary colors?Community AnswerYou can add more warm colors to the brown. Yellow and red will help make it warmer.
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QuestionHow do I create darkish brown from purple?Community AnswerTo get a brownish color, use two complementary colors. Complementary color definition: two colors that are on the opposite side from each other on the color wheel, like blue and orange. Combine purple with its complement and add colors like yellow to get your desired tone, saturation and hue.
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QuestionI want to make a sunny yellow, because mine is almost orange. I don't want a greenish yellow either. Could I make a primary color using other colors?Community AnswerNo, unfortunately you can't because primary colors cannot be made. for example, you can't make red out of pink but you can add red to the pink.
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