How To Make Red
For a warm variation mix the pure red with yellow to create orange red.
How to make red. I am using a recipe from pliny the elder s natural histories. 3 tablespoons of butter. For a burgundy color mix red with violet. To make a red with strong brown undertones mix red with orange. Pour in 1 2 cup 120 ml of water and stir the red eye gravy well.
The recipe calls for gum arabic water and cinnabar in nearly equal parts. If you want to learn how to make red tints and shades with paint keep reading the article. Start with 1 part brown to 20 parts red. Choosing the right shade of brown to mix with a red can be difficult because brown can contain a wide range of colors. You can serve the red eye gravy or thicken it a little.
Mix a red with a brown to make a muted earthy shade of red. To make a red pasta sauce start by adding water tomato paste and diced tomatoes to a large saucepan. The liquid should only fill the container 3 4 or less of the way full. 1 4 cup heavy cream. 2 cups cooked and diced beets.
If you simply want a lighter shade stir in white or for a darker shade mix with black. 2 cups cooked and diced corned beef. Generally speaking the lighter your brown is the more orange your red will appear to be. 2 cups boiled and diced potatoes. However you can make red from mixing colors together from a different type of color wheel or you can make varying hues of red by mixing color.
This instructable shows how to make a simple red ink similar to the sort used throughout history. Next bring everything to a boil over medium heat before reducing the temperature to low. This will help in the hash to bind nicely. Then sprinkle in some finely grated carrots diced onions chopped garlic and some spices like celery salt dried oregano and dried basil. If you d like to remove a little of the bitterness add a 1 2 teaspoon of sugar.