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