Colour Mixing Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 2: Colour mixing with paint · Set 46 · 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 a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it on the wheel makes a… (a) neutral colour (b) primary colour (c) tertiary colour
2. 2.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more blue (b) more red (c) yellow (d) white
3. 3.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes pink. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) yellow-green (c) orange (d) blue-purple
5. 5.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) black (b) more water (c) more yellow (d) more blue
6. 6.🎨 Mix red and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-purple (b) orange (c) red-orange (d) purple
7. 7.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎨 Mix white and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) pink (c) purple (d) blue-green
9. 9.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) white and red (b) orange and yellow (c) green and blue (d) black and white
10. 10.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) red-purple (c) blue-purple (d) grey
11. 11.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) white (b) light green (c) brown (d) pink
12. 12.True or false: mixing red and yellow paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: mixing red and blue paint makes red-purple. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: mixing red and white paint makes red-purple. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: mixing yellow and green paint makes red-orange. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎨 Mix red and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) red-orange (c) purple (d) blue-purple
17. 17.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) pink (d) grey
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a tertiary colour? (a) yellow-green (b) red-orange (c) orange (d) blue-green
19. 19.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) blue and red (b) orange and yellow (c) black and white (d) yellow and red
20. 20.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) red and blue (b) blue and purple (c) purple and blue (d) yellow and red
21. 21.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) red and orange (b) blue and white (c) red and yellow (d) blue and red
22. 22.True or false: mixing blue and green paint makes blue-green. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎨 Mix red and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) grey (c) orange (d) blue-green
24. 24.🎨 Mix white and black paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) pink (c) grey (d) yellow-orange
25. 25.True or false: mixing white and black paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: mixing black and white paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: mixing orange and yellow paint makes yellow-orange. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) red and yellow (b) red and blue (c) black and white (d) yellow and green
29. 29.🎨 Mix orange and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) green (d) red-orange
30. 30.🎨 Mix red and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) orange (c) green (d) grey
31. 31.🎨 Mix white and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) purple (c) pink (d) light blue
32. 32.🎨 Mix orange and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) grey (b) blue-green (c) purple (d) yellow-orange
33. 33.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) black (c) more yellow (d) blue
34. 34.🖌️ What should you do before dipping your brush into a new colour? (a) throw it away (b) add black (c) rinse the brush (d) dry the paper
35. 35.🎨 Mix purple and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) green
36. 36.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) orange and yellow (b) orange and red (c) yellow and red (d) white and black
37. 37.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) blue and white (b) blue and yellow (c) red and yellow (d) blue and red
38. 38.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) red and yellow (b) blue and green (c) purple and blue (d) orange and yellow
39. 39.True or false: mixing purple and red paint makes purple. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: mixing yellow and green paint makes yellow-green. (a) False (b) True

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