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• When mixing your primary color with red, take a small amount so you don't turn red into a completely different color. A little yellow can produce a reddish-orange shade, but too much will produce an orange shade. A little blue will produce a reddish-purple tint, but too much will produce purple.
• Mixing red with orange produces reddish-orange, but you should use the same amount or less of red to avoid creating more orange shades than red. Similarly, mixing red with purple produces reddish-purple, but you will also take the same amount of purple or less of red.
• You can also mix red with a little quadratic color, such as green. Since these two colors complement each other (the two colors are at opposite positions on the palette circle), mixing green with red produces a reddish-brown tone. However, adding too much green will turn red into brown or muddy gray.

Change brightness by adding black or white color. If you want to change the brightness of the red while keeping the same nuance, you will mix pure red with black or white.

• Adding white will make the color brighter. However, adding more white will create a pink color.
• Adding black will create a darker color, but adding too much will make it difficult to tell if it's a pure red.

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Method 2 of 4: Mix red

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   Test with pure red. Put a little red on the color tray. Use a brush to paint a little color over the center of the draft paper.
   • Watch for red streaks. This will be the original sample and you will use it to compare it with other reds you will be mixing throughout.

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   Try mixing red with other primary colors. Add two more red dots to the color tray. Add a little yellow to one of the red and blue dots to the other.
   • Just add a little color and stir until there are no stripes left. Adding too many colors can cause red to drastically change hue and turn into a different color.
   • Paint a red-orange line (mixed with yellow) right next to the original red. Paint a purple-red line (blended with blue) on the other side of the original streak. Compare the difference between two medium red shades.

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   Mix red with orange and purple. First you will take two other red dots. Add orange to one red dot and purple to the other.
   • You can mix two colors in equal proportions and still produce a red tint, but the red will be more pronounced if you use only a few secondary colors (orange or purple).
   • Paint a splash of red-orange just right next to the orange-red from before. Paint a new purple red next to the old purple red. Compare the new color with the analogue previously mixed and the original color.

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   Mixed red with green. Take a little red out of the color tray and add a little green. The red color will turn reddish-brown.
   • It's best to get only a little green at first. If you want, you can slowly add more green to change the shade. Adding too much green results in a brown or grayish brown color.
   • Fill the paper with a new color, close to the original color's position so you can compare the two colors.

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   Brightness change. Add a little white to the magenta dot and a little bit of black to the other magenta dot. Stir well.
   • Paint a dark red spot near reddish-brown and compare; both paint colors are dark, but sepia will have a pronounced brown tint and dark red will not.
   • Paint a bright red stain on the paper. Compare this color with other colors.
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Method 3 of 4: Give the cream sugar a red color

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   Add more red color to the white sugar cream. Putting the white sugar cream in the bowl does not cause a chemical reaction. Slowly add red food coloring, stirring after each addition and continuing until you get a bright red color.
   • Ideally, you should choose a gel or powder color specifically for sugar cream. Conventional food coloring is not concentrated enough; enough color to produce the red color can spoil the taste and texture of the sugar cream.
   • As a rule of thumb, you will need about 1/2 teaspoon of red for every cup of white sugar ice cream. If you are using the "flavorless" red color, you will take 1 teaspoon for each cup of sugar cream.

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   Try mixing red with brown. If you want to create a dark red sugar cream, but only bright red then a good way to create the desired color is to add a little brown.
   • Add red food coloring to the white sugar ice cream in the same way as described earlier. Continue adding color until you have a deep pink or magenta color.
   • Add brown food coloring to red sugar cream and stir well. The amount of brown food coloring should be about 1/4 the amount of red used or less. After stirring, you will have a dark red brown sugar cream.
     • Similarly, you can blend brown cocoa powder into red sugar cream for a darker color. This will also change the taste.

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   Try mixing other reds. As with paint colors, you can still change the color of sugar creams by mixing pure red or dark red food colors with other colors. Try different combinations; Each time you try, you need to take the white sugar cream into a clean bowl.
   • Make a burgundy red sugar cream using 5 parts pink red ("rose pink") with one part purple.
   • Create a maroon-red sugar cream by combining two parts dark red with one part burgundy.
   • Create raspberries' red color by combining dark red (red) with pink.
   • Create a reddish-brown color by combining the colors 2 to 3 parts dark red, 5 to 8 parts orange, and 1 part brown.
   • Mix a deep ruby ​​red color by adding a pinch of black to the red sugar cream.
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Method 4 of 4: Give the polymer clay a red color

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   Creates hot red tones. If you want a red shade with a warm shade, but only pure red clay, combine the red with some orange or yellow.
   • Use copper-gold and avoid green-tinged yellow as this will produce a reddish-brown color. Most orange clay soils can be combined effectively.
   • To avoid a noticeable discoloration, just add a little more colored clay to the red clay. Next, you will scrub, knead and squeeze until the clay is free of streaks. If you want to create a noticeable color change in your clay, increase the amount of other colors and do the same thing.

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   Creates a cool red color. If you need to create a cool-toned red, combine a pure red clay with a little blue or purple clay.
   • Blue with warm tones with a little purple is more effective than cold shades with green. Blue with green can create colors with brown tones. However, most purple clay soils can be effectively combined.
   • Similar to the hot red color, you will blend a cool red color by adding a little clay at a time to the red clay.

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   Make a dark red color. You can darken the red clay by adding a little brown or black clay. Regardless of the color you use, add only a small amount to avoid creating a noticeable color variation.
   • Adding brown clay will gradually create a darker color, but this will also give the clay a brown color.
   • Adding black clay will darken the red clay, but will not change the original color.

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   Creates a bright red color. You can give the red clay a brighter color by using some white or translucent clay.
   • Choose one of the two clay types and add a little to the red clay. If you find that the red clay is not bright enough, you can add clay until it has the desired color.
   • Adding white clay will alter the brightness, but adding too much can turn red into pink.
   • Adding a translucent clay will make the color less bright without changing the brightness. Only add about 1/3 of the translucent clay compared to the original piece, as using more may turn red into a slightly clear color instead of opaque.
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What you need

Red blend

• Red
• Yellow
• Blue
• Orange
• Purple
• Green
• Black
• White
• Paint brush
• Color mixing tray
• Scratch paper

Give the sugar cream a red color

• White sugar cream
• The bowl does not cause any chemical reactions
• Spoon
• Dark red
• Brown color (optional)
• Pink (optional)
• Black (optional)

Give a red color to polymer clay

• Red polymer clay
• Orange or yellow polymer clay
• Blue or purple polymer clay
• Black or brown polymer clay
• White or translucent polymer clay