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[Richard Budig]

Please . . . Marvin . . . Sombody!!!

Tell me what is Light Red???

I've seen it mentioned several times, including (correct me if I'm wrong) on the list of paints on Paxton's palette. But what is it?

The names of some paints are so odd, but at least they give us a tag about which to ask the clerk in the store. But light red? Yikes. They look at you as if to say, "Yeah . . . which red is that?" which, of course, is my question also.

Anyone know?

[Allan Rahbek]

Originally Posted by Richard Budig

Please . . . Marvin . . . Sombody!!!

Tell me what is Light Red???

I've seen it mentioned several times, including (correct me if I'm wrong) on the list of paints on Paxton's palette. But what is it?

The names of some paints are so odd, but at least they give us a tag about which to ask the clerk in the store. But light red? Yikes. They look at you as if to say, "Yeah . . . which red is that?" which, of course, is my question also.

Anyone know?

Hi,

Light Red is a Red Ochre.

Allan

[Richard Budig]

Allan:

Thanks. That's more than I knew a while ago. Can you tell me a little more about red ocher? Is is close to Venetian Red? I use Venetian Red, but if it is considerably different, I'll get some RO.

Seems to me, RO ought to be in the same ball park as VR -- both are on the yellowish side, aren't they?

[Allan Rahbek]

Richard,

The Red Ocher I showed you became practically the same color as Venetian Red when I mixed it with oil.
Venetian Red, Light Red, Red ocher or English Red, as my color is labeled, has the same origin by being Earth color.
Different brands come up with different colors, even it is the same name.

Thomas Girtin, English watercolorist, used only 5 colors and his Red was Light Red.

[Garth Herrick]

Richard,

Light Red is a red oxide. Typically it is a scarlet range of red oxide somewhat closer to the warmth of Venetian Red than the much bluer Indian Red. English Red is another name for Light Red.

Hope this helps!

Garth

[Marvin Mattelson]

Many manufacturers use the same name for colors that appear different when compared. Yellow Ochre would be a good example of this. Then there is the confusion caused by different companies giving the same color different names. I use W&N's Terra Rosa or Michael Harding's Venetian Red in place of the Light Red on Paxton's palette.

The bottom line is that the color is secondary to how you use it.

[Steven Sweeney]

Richard, I wasn't sure whether you were asking about composition or availability. Winsor & Newton has a Light Red. Depending on your monitor, you might find this color chart useful:

www.winsornewton.com/pdfs/cc01.pdf

Note that Light Red isn't in what we might regard as the "reds" on this chart.

By the way, this is NOT anything like a "red light" (as in "cadmium red light".)