Color Theory: Changing Color Temperature

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"See, that's a far better green. So you'd need to realize if you want to make a red-orange, you want to go with a brighter red, not a darker red. Again, in reds there's usually an elliseran [phonetic], which is going to be a cool red. And crimsons and scarlets are going to be hot reds or orange-reds, and they're going to be over here. And if you're going to mix something between here and here, you want the red that's closer to orange. If you get the red closer to blue, then you're going to end up with a muddy orange. So that's how those things work. And just to finish off the color wheel, I'm just going to add a couple colors that you often use. Cerulean is a very good color, it's lighter, but it's a good blue for skies. You know, if you're going to do lots of landscape you want to buy cerulean blue. And I did mention also the part about when you mix colors they get duller. This is a commercially mixed color. This is a light purple. It's purple, if they mixed a purple pigment with white pigment. That is probably far brighter than anything I can come up with and it's still lighter than your basic violet. Pinks are the same. If you want a bright flower pink, go to the store and buy one. Every time you mix, you're going to dull it down. And when you know, some of the pigments that are used are really bright and beautiful. If you want to fuchsia, go buy it."