ORANGE: CHARACTERISTICS AND HOW TO DO IT - DUDAS - 2024

The orange is a secondary color of red and yellow made combining, but using different amounts of each of these two colors, shades of orange are created. To do this, you must mix red and yellow.

The color orange is secondary, which means that you can make it by combining two primary colors. Primary colors exist in their natural state and cannot be created by combining other colors.

Red, yellow, and blue are the three primary colors, but you will only need red and yellow to create orange. The other two secondary colors are purple and green.

Characteristics of the color orange

There are various shades of orange, and the exact graduation produced depends on the ratio of yellow to red. Other colors can also be mixed to lighten or darken the range of orange hues.

Orange can also be mixed with primary colors to produce tertiary colors such as orange-red and orange-yellow. On the color wheel, the color directly opposite orange, and therefore considered its complementary color, is blue.

Also with the orange color we obtain quaternary colors by mixing the tertiary red plus the tertiary yellow that gives a neutralized orange. On the color wheel, the color directly opposite orange, and therefore considered its complementary color, is blue.

In painting, which is a subtractive color form, red and yellow together make orange. In additive color, which is used in television screens, orange is made from one part green to two parts red. When surfaces reflect light, they often only reflect certain parts of the spectrum back to the eye (the others are absorbed).

Therefore, subtractive colors work by eliminating or letting the object absorb certain parts of the spectrum to form a color. Adding more colors in this type of system moves the color towards black.

Additive color, on the other hand, works by projecting light. By mixing different colored lights, new colors are formed. Adding colors in this system moves the color toward white.

Bright orange, red and gold

Orange can be very warm, cool pale, or dark. Using the basic pigments will produce any required orange, gold, ginger, chestnut or cream. Under certain circumstances, other colors are introduced into the color orange.

If the orange hue is particularly cool, such as can be found in flames or sunset, a little violet can be brought into the orange pigment (not too much or it will end up brown).

In the same way, orange can be darkened by adding more of the violet color, or a warm blue like ultramarine. Adding too much violet or blue darkens the color almost to black, since orange and blue oppose each other on the color wheel.

Making the orange color brighter

Orange can be made brighter by juxtaposing it against a cool color like blue or green.

Dazzling pure orange can be achieved by mixing the two primary colors, which (in terms of paint pigment) are cadmium yellow (pale) (or cadmium lemon) and a little permanent pink.

Cadmium red can be used in place of permanent pink, but it will produce a richer, fuller orange.

Orange shades

To change the tone, you must alter the proportions. The combination of equal parts pure yellow and pure red will create a pure orange, but if you want a slightly different shade, you can add more yellow or more red to change it up.

Yellow-orange and red-orange are the two simplest variations. These colors are also known as "tertiary" colors. Tertiary colors fall evenly between secondary and primary colors on the color wheel.

Yellow-orange consists of two parts yellow and one part red, or one part orange and one part yellow.

Red-orange consists of two parts red and one part yellow, or one part orange and one part red.

Add black or white to change the value

You can lighten or darken the orange color without changing the hue by adding white or black, respectively. The amount of black or white you add will determine how much lighter or darker the orange hue becomes.

Note that lighter values ​​are typically called "tints", while darker values ​​are commonly called "shades".

How to make orange paint

To make orange paint mix the red and yellow paint. Pour small but equal amounts of red and yellow paint onto a palette, then use a color knife or spatula to thoroughly mix the two colors.

Try to choose a vibrant red and vibrant yellow without any obvious cold or warm highlights. In other words, stay away from shades previously altered by other colors.

If you don't have a paint palette, you can use a small plastic plate or other dedicated container just for your art or craft creation use.

Making Orange Polymer Clay

Get various shades of clay. Ideally, you should have at least two red clays, two yellow clays, one white clay, one translucent clay, and one black clay.

Try to include a warm red clay (with a hint of orange) and a cool red clay (with a hint of violet). Similarly, use a warm yellow clay (with a hint of orange) and a cool yellow clay (with a hint of green).

Note that you can use more than two shades of red and yellow, if you like.

Brightening the orange

Choose your favorite created shade of orange. You can lighten orange clay in two ways, and using two samples of the same hue will make it easier to compare results.

Add a small pinch of white clay to an orange sample, mixing until no streaks remain. The color you get should have a lighter and less bright tint.

Add a small pinch of translucent clay to the other orange sample, mixing until no streaks remain. The color should be less bright but does not change in value or hue.

Note that adding too much translucent clay will create a semi-transparent shade rather than a dull orange.

Darkening the orange

Create another swatch of your favorite orange clay color. Add a small amount of black clay and mix it into the sample, mixing until no streaks remain. The resulting orange will have the same hue, but the black should give it a darker hue.

As a result, the orange can appear a bit brown. Black clay can have a dramatic effect on other colors of clay, including orange, so use it in very small amounts to avoid making the colors you want to achieve too dark.

Mixing the purple with the orange

The mixed purple and orange create a color known as burnt sienna. This color is like the color of clay and has a brown hue.

Orange and purple are secondary colors on the color wheel, which means they are created by mixing two primary colors.

Mixing the purple and orange results in various shades of brown depending on the amount of orange and purple used.

Adding more orange lightens the shade of brown due to the red and yellow primary colors. Adding additional purple darkens the shade of brown due to the red and blue primary colors

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