How do I turn purple into red?

Question

I have to paint a colour circle, but the problem is, I only have yellow, blue, and purple. (and various other colours which I don't use) I have no red.

So, how do I turn purple into red? I've asked elsewhere, and was told to add yellow, and I got a brown-orangy colour, which was good for one of the squares, but I need good red.

It seems it's not possible then.

Buying red paint is no option as it needs to be finished tommorow and it's 9.00 PM. (and I live 8 miles from the nearest store that sells it)

Oh well...

It's resolved now. Well, not really, but more answers won't help me.

(Oh, and yes, it does neccesarily need to be paint if you were wondering)

Answer 1

Red is a primary color. You can't "make" it out of secondary colors. Sorry.

Answer 2

Like everyone else has said, Red is a primary color and cannot be made.
Do you have to use paint to make the color wheel. What I did before is made the color wheel out of everyday stuff. For instance, for the red, I used red cloth, for the yellow, I used a yellow feather, for the blue, I used a torn piece of paper with the exact color blue I needed. Then I found other objects to fill in the in between. It actually was really fun. If you don't have to use paint, or if the teacher didn't specify HOW to make it, only that you have to make it, it may be a fun alternative.

Good Luck

Answer 3

Red is a primary color and can't be created with the combination you have. Purple is the result of red and blue being mixed together. All colors result from a combination of the 3 primaries: red,blue, and yellow. Your computer screen also uses a variation of these (yellow,magenta,cyan).

Answer 4

Red is a primary color...you'd have to take the blue out of the purple to make a good red. It doesn't sound like that is possible for what you are doing so, go buy a red. :o)

Answer 5

You are going to have to buy some red paint; it's a primary color!!! Red, Blue and Yellow are the basis for all other colors.

Answer 6

Purple is the combination of red and blue. So you would need to "remove" blue or add more red to get it less purple than it is now. Since removing a color is impossible, you would have to buy more red.

Answer 7

Red's a primary color when you're dealing with pigments (along with blue and yellow). No amount of mixing's going to help. Sorry about that.

Answer 8

nicely it ought to be contaminated. information: -dont touch it! bacteria is throughout ur hands and u can ealsiy unfold bacteria throughout ur pimple w/out even understanding it. -get an ice cube and carry it over the pimple for 5 min. it is going to pass away a great purple mark reason of the intesity of the cube on ur dermis, however the purple will pass away in approximately 2 minutes. - wash ur face w/ heat water, then chilly. heat water, then chilly to open and close pores - rub an alcholol pad on the pimple and then pass away it. alcholol cleans all bacteria. - placed a dab of toothpaste or peroxide on the pimple and pass away it. if u have gentle dermis, in user-friendly terms pass away on for 10-15, and comparable w/ dry dermis. if u have a mixture. of dermis, it would paintings nicely

Answer 9

im afraid it's impossible. It's like turning black into white
understand?
you should either buy red paint or if you are trying to paint over something just wait till it's dried before covering it with paint.
I hope this has been helpful!

Answer 10

Doing that is almost impossible; Sorry to say but the only way to get purple to red is to get red.

Answer 11

You don't. Unless you have VERY small hands and remove all the blue paint particles from the purple paint.