Hi everyone, I hope this post finds you well. I am a hobby painter and one of my favourite colours is, you guessed it, red!
I paint mostly figuratively and, as you can see, I am not so good at making hair (although it worked quite well in one of the pictures I am showing you here). So I usually cover the hair with a cloth or turban. It is a good colour to use when painting or drawing, as it has a distinctive contrast to other colours and can be mixed to create orange, pink and purple tones, among others.
Red is the colour of blood, fire, passion and danger. It is very powerful in imagery and in natural settings, such as autumn leaves. Historically, the colour red has been associated with power and emotion, Goethe called red the „supreme of all colours“. You can find natural red pigments in iron oxide, red ochre, henna etc..
I hope you like my little post. Have a great day!
