How Artists Use Red

Ah, the color red! What an exciting color! Aggressive, sensual, nothing laid-back about it.

But, now that you´ve discovered temperature in colors (see previous postings), you see that red isn´t simply red! An artist knows that. For instance, cherry red has blue in it, making it cooler than tomatoe red, which has yellow in its make up.

Summer Strawberries

Red can make a painting "pop" !

See "Summer Strawberries".

Artists know that red pulls the eyes to the front so they must avoid putting a boy in a bright red shirt in the background of a scene.

Next time you "see red", try to determine its temperature!

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