1. • and oranges. Mixing magenta and cyan in different proportions makes a whole range of blues and purples.
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   Mix the magenta paint with whatever bright blue or turquoise you already own. Any cyan or blue should work fine, as long as it isn't dull or greenish. Start with a very small amount of blue, then add more till you obtain the hue you want.

Method 2 of 3: Make Purple Paint with True Red and Blue

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   Determine whether your red and blue paint is "true." The reason that mixing red and blue paints doesn't always end up giving you the purple paint you desire is that every paint is composed of many different colors, not just one.^[1] A tube of red paint might have oranges and yellows as well, and a tube of blue paint could have red and yellow pigments. When you mix reds and blues that aren't "true," you end up with a brownish, off-purple result.
   • Look for red paint that doesn't have yellow or orange undertones, since when these colors are mixed with blue they create the color brown.
   • Look for blue paint without any yellow or green undertones.
   • If you aren't sure whether your paint is true, test it out. Pour a little onto a palette and mix it with some white. What undertones do you see? The white helps bring out the true nature of the paint's pigments. The red should come out looking pink, not peach; the blue should look sky-blue rather than sea green.
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   Mix true blue and red. Pour equal amounts of red and blue paint onto a palette and use a brush to mix them together to create a rich purple hue.
   • For a purple color that leans more toward violet, add extra blue paint.
   • Add extra red paint if you want a purple with warmer, pinker undertones.

Method 3 of 3: Customize Purple Paint

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   Add white paint. Whether you mixed your purple paint by using red and blue or magenta and cyan, adding white will make it lighter and brighter. Add just a little paint at first, then gradually mix in more to achieve the hue you want. Adding as much white paint as purple will create a pastel color.
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   Add black paint. Adding black paint to purple will deepen the color to a rich, dark purple. Add a little at a time to prevent accidentally going too dark; it's hard to pull back with black paint.
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   Mix in both black and white. This will create a grayish lavender color, as dark or light as you like. You can make the lavender pinker by adding more magenta or red; make it more violet by increasing the blue or cyan.