Colour Mixing Worksheet for Kids
Artist's tip (Name the parents): Two primaries make a secondary: red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green, red + blue = purple. A primary + its neighbouring secondary make a tertiary: red + orange = red-orange, blue + green = blue-green. White lightens: red + white = pink, blue + white = light blue; black + white = grey. All three primaries together make brown.
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- 1.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes yellow-green. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🖌️ What should you do before dipping your brush into a new colour? (a) add black (b) rinse the brush (c) dry the paper (d) throw it away
- 3.True or false: mixing red and orange paint makes red-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🎨 Mixing a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it on the wheel makes a… (a) tertiary colour (b) primary colour (c) neutral colour
- 5.🎨 Mix yellow and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) light blue (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-purple (d) purple
- 6.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) orange and red (b) yellow and blue (c) yellow and orange (d) purple and blue
- 7.🎨 Mix white and black paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) grey
- 8.True or false: mixing blue and white paint makes light blue. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🎨 Mix blue and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) pink (c) green (d) grey
- 10.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) blue-purple (c) pink (d) purple
- 11.🎨 Mix blue and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) pink (c) blue-purple (d) green
- 12.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-purple? (a) red and orange (b) red and purple (c) blue and purple (d) purple and red
- 13.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-purple? (a) red and purple (b) orange and red (c) red and yellow (d) purple and blue
- 14.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) brown (b) pink (c) light green (d) white
- 16.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) grey (c) green (d) orange
- 17.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-green (c) blue-green (d) light blue
- 18.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) blue and red (b) purple and blue (c) yellow and red (d) purple and red
- 19.True or false: mixing red and purple paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🎨 Mix purple and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) grey (c) red-purple (d) blue-green
- 21.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more blue (b) more red (c) yellow (d) white
- 22.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) blue and red (b) purple and blue (c) red and yellow (d) red and orange
- 23.True or false: mixing black and white paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) black (b) more water (c) more blue (d) more yellow
- 25.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) white and red (b) blue and white (c) red and yellow (d) blue and red
- 26.Which of these is NOT a tertiary colour? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) blue-green (d) red-orange
- 27.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) red and blue (b) yellow and orange (c) blue and white (d) red and white
- 28.🎨 Mix green and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
- 29.True or false: mixing blue and white paint makes red-purple. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes red-purple. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) red and white (b) red and purple (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
- 33.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) blue and green (b) purple and red (c) yellow and green (d) orange and red
- 34.🎨 Mix orange and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) green (c) yellow-orange (d) pink
- 35.🎨 Mix blue and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) blue-green (c) red-orange (d) blue-purple
- 36.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) green and yellow (b) red and white (c) red and blue (d) blue and red
- 37.True or false: mixing red and white paint makes pink. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🎨 Mix red and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) grey (c) blue-green (d) green
- 39.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🎨 Mix white and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) light blue (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) yellow-green
Answer key
- False
- rinse the brush
- True
- tertiary colour
- yellow-orange
- yellow and blue
- grey
- True
- purple
- blue-purple
- green
- blue and purple
- purple and blue
- True
- brown
- orange
- yellow-green
- yellow and red
- False
- red-purple
- more blue
- red and yellow
- True
- more yellow
- white and red
- orange
- red and blue
- yellow-green
- False
- False
- False
- red and white
- purple and red
- yellow-orange
- blue-green
- green and yellow
- True
- pink
- False
- light blue
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