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.🎨 Mix green and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) light blue (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-purple (d) blue-green
- 2.True or false: mixing blue and purple paint makes blue-purple. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) red-orange
- 4.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) red-purple (c) blue-purple (d) orange
- 5.🎨 Mix green and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) purple
- 6.🎨 Mix red and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) grey (c) red-orange (d) blue-green
- 7.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) green (c) yellow-green (d) red-purple
- 8.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) black (b) more water (c) more blue (d) more yellow
- 9.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-green? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and red (c) black and white (d) blue and green
- 10.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) white (b) pink (c) light green (d) brown
- 11.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎨 Mix blue and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) light blue (b) orange (c) green (d) pink
- 13.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) black (b) more yellow (c) more red (d) blue
- 14.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and blue (c) red and orange (d) yellow and orange
- 15.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) white and red (b) green and blue (c) purple and red (d) blue and green
- 16.🎨 Mix blue and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) red-orange (c) grey (d) red-purple
- 17.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes yellow-green. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: mixing black and white paint makes blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) purple and red (b) red and orange (c) yellow and orange (d) blue and purple
- 20.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) red and yellow (b) blue and green (c) red and orange (d) purple and blue
- 21.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) yellow and green (b) blue and red (c) purple and blue (d) yellow and blue
- 22.🖌️ What should you do before dipping your brush into a new colour? (a) add black (b) throw it away (c) dry the paper (d) rinse the brush
- 23.True or false: mixing white and black paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎨 Mix red and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) red-purple (c) yellow-green (d) pink
- 26.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) blue and green (b) blue and purple (c) purple and red (d) blue and white
- 27.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: mixing blue and green paint makes blue-green. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🎨 Mix yellow and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) yellow-orange (c) blue-purple (d) green
- 30.🎨 Mixing a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it on the wheel makes a… (a) primary colour (b) tertiary colour (c) neutral colour
- 31.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: mixing white and red paint makes pink. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) red and purple (b) yellow and green (c) black and white (d) blue and green
- 35.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) purple and blue (b) white and black (c) yellow and red (d) yellow and blue
- 36.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) green and yellow (b) red and blue (c) purple and blue (d) red and purple
- 37.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-orange? (a) purple and blue (b) green and blue (c) purple and red (d) red and orange
- 38.True or false: mixing red and orange paint makes yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: mixing orange and yellow paint makes yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎨 Mix white and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) purple (c) green (d) blue-green
Answer key
- blue-green
- True
- orange
- blue-purple
- yellow-green
- red-orange
- yellow-green
- more yellow
- blue and green
- brown
- False
- green
- more yellow
- red and purple
- white and red
- purple
- False
- False
- yellow and orange
- red and yellow
- blue and red
- rinse the brush
- True
- False
- red-purple
- blue and white
- True
- True
- green
- tertiary colour
- True
- True
- True
- black and white
- white and black
- green and yellow
- red and orange
- False
- True
- pink
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