Red is full of passion it also brings to mind heat, danger and the intense rage. Fire engine red brings a sense of danger or dark dense red feelings of passion. Heat and warmth come to mind when looking at red and green is the complimentary color to red that is why it appears directly opposite red on the color artist wheel. There is a lot of power in red and it can easily overpower your painting so using it needs to be selective.
Red, its psychology and spirituality:
Warriors and battle scenes both contain red which famous artists put into it for it fits perfectly. Red is associated with blood which is synonymous with life. The term “blood brothers” denoting the blood that flows through all of us connect us as a family of mankind.
Red is connected to blood and with it we think of pain and danger. Maybe that is the reason they chose red for the color of stop signs. Red is used in stop signs because it commands attention. The use of red in paintings is put there for that exact same reason.
The spiritual meaning of red is the creative use of intelligence or Divine Wisdom. It also stands for courage that man displays when confronted with struggle, anguish, peril and insecurity. Bravery is also linked to courage in that we face up to and overcome our fears.
So other than red being a primary color it stands out because of the many reasons we just mentioned. For displaying high emotions red is the most suitable color and an excellent choice. Paintings pop out because of the amazing impact that red achieves through the use of red accents. Red helps to entertain paintings with green landscapes as it brings excitement and life to it. {To help green pastures and fields pop out a little bit of red flowers can be added to make the painting more interesting.}
Techniques for mixing red:
Extreme care must be taken when mixing red with other colors and that is because it is such a dominant color. Care must be taken when mixing your colors, in order to find that perfect color you are looking to use you must mix tiny amounts at a time. It takes just a dot of paint to change the value quickly. The complimentary color of red is green and when added to red it makes darker shades. Equal parts of red to green will create the color of mud. If you add too much green, you can add some more red to lighten the value. Burgundy is a very popular color and also one that is very hard to make. Cadmium is a basic red and that is used to create burgundy. Mix this with a pure black and ultramarine blue.
Grab your pallet and place a bit of red, black and blue onto it. Concerning the colors that amounts will coincide with five parts of red paint, one and a quarter parts blue and just a quarter part black. Using your pallet knife you can scoop a little of the blue and mix with the red and then very sparingly add some black until the mixture reaches the deep rich burgundy that you want.
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