Cherry Red.
—Mix together crimson lake, burnt sienna and azure blue, or two parts of vermilion and one part of carmine.
Claret.
—Mix two parts of carmine with one of ultramarine blue. A little vermilion may be added if desired, and this may render a little yellow necessary to tone down the colour. A less rich colour may be made by mixing Venetian red and yellow ochre.
Coral Pink.
—This colour is useful only on inside work. It is made by mixing five parts of vermilion, two parts of white lead and one part of chrome yellow. Another recipe for producing shades of coral pink is: one part of white, three of red, five of orange, and three of blue.
Dregs of Wine.
—This shade is produced by mixing Venetian red with a little lamp black and white lead.
Egyptian.
—A dull yellowish crimson made by using five parts of black, one and half of white, two of orange, and one of blue, and a very little red.