Colour Mixing Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 2: Colour mixing with paint · Set 38 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) light green (b) brown (c) pink (d) white
2. 2.🎨 Mix white and black paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) grey
3. 3.🎨 Mixing a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it on the wheel makes a… (a) neutral colour (b) primary colour (c) tertiary colour
4. 4.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) purple and blue (b) blue and yellow (c) blue and red (d) orange and yellow
5. 5.True or false: mixing green and yellow paint makes light blue. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) green and yellow (b) green and blue (c) red and white (d) blue and white
7. 7.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more blue (b) white (c) more red (d) yellow
8. 8.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) red and white (b) green and yellow (c) red and blue (d) black and white
9. 9.🎨 Mix red and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) orange (c) light blue (d) purple
10. 10.🎨 Mix white and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) orange (c) light blue (d) yellow-green
11. 11.🎨 Mix red and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-orange (b) blue-green (c) blue-purple (d) purple
12. 12.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-green? (a) blue and green (b) orange and red (c) white and black (d) yellow and orange
13. 13.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) grey
14. 14.🎨 Mix green and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) red-orange
15. 15.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) black (b) more water (c) more yellow (d) more blue
16. 16.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-purple? (a) blue and green (b) purple and blue (c) blue and red (d) red and yellow
17. 17.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) blue and white (b) white and blue (c) yellow and green (d) red and orange
18. 18.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) red and white (b) blue and green (c) white and black (d) purple and red
19. 19.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) blue-purple (d) grey
20. 20.True or false: mixing white and red paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) green and yellow (b) purple and red (c) white and red (d) red and blue
22. 22.🎨 Mix green and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) red-orange (d) green
23. 23.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) white and blue (b) blue and red (c) yellow and red (d) white and black
24. 24.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) black and white (b) green and blue (c) yellow and red (d) blue and yellow
25. 25.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) purple and red (b) red and blue (c) orange and red (d) black and white
26. 26.True or false: mixing white and red paint makes red-purple. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) purple and red (b) orange and yellow (c) red and blue (d) purple and blue
28. 28.🎨 Mix purple and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) green (c) red-purple (d) blue-purple
29. 29.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) yellow-green (d) pink
30. 30.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-purple? (a) yellow and orange (b) blue and purple (c) red and purple (d) purple and red
31. 31.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) blue and purple (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and blue (d) white and black
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a tertiary colour? (a) yellow-green (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue-green
33. 33.🎨 Mix yellow and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) light blue (c) blue-purple (d) yellow-orange
34. 34.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) yellow and green (b) red and blue (c) white and red (d) blue and white
35. 35.🖌️ 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
36. 36.True or false: mixing blue and green paint makes red-purple. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: mixing red and yellow paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎨 Mix red and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) blue-green (c) pink (d) purple
39. 39.🎨 Mix blue and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) purple (c) blue-purple (d) grey
40. 40.True or false: mixing purple and red paint makes green. (a) False (b) True

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