Colour Mixing Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 2: Colour mixing with paint · Set 530 · 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.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) red-purple
2. 2.🎨 Mixing a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it on the wheel makes a… (a) primary colour (b) neutral colour (c) tertiary colour
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a tertiary colour? (a) yellow-green (b) red-orange (c) blue-green (d) orange
4. 4.True or false: mixing green and blue paint makes red-orange. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) pink (b) white (c) brown (d) light green
6. 6.🎨 Mix blue and purple paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) blue-purple (c) red-orange (d) grey
7. 7.🎨 Mix purple and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) pink (b) light blue (c) blue-purple (d) red-purple
8. 8.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) blue and purple (b) blue and yellow (c) white and black (d) red and yellow
9. 9.🎨 Mix blue and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) blue-green (c) purple (d) light blue
10. 10.True or false: mixing blue and purple paint makes red-purple. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: mixing purple and red paint makes red-purple. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🖌️ What should you do before dipping your brush into a new colour? (a) dry the paper (b) throw it away (c) rinse the brush (d) add black
13. 13.True or false: mixing white and black paint makes grey. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) purple and red (b) purple and blue (c) red and orange (d) white and red
15. 15.🎨 Mix black and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) grey (b) blue-purple (c) purple (d) yellow-green
16. 16.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and purple (d) yellow and green
17. 17.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) red and blue (b) black and white (c) red and white (d) yellow and orange
18. 18.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) more red (b) white (c) yellow (d) more blue
19. 19.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) red and blue (b) red and orange (c) blue and yellow (d) blue and purple
20. 20.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-purple? (a) yellow and blue (b) white and red (c) purple and red (d) black and white
21. 21.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-orange? (a) red and yellow (b) red and orange (c) green and yellow (d) purple and red
22. 22.🎨 Mix green and yellow paint. Which colour do you get? (a) green (b) purple (c) yellow-orange (d) yellow-green
23. 23.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: mixing blue and purple paint makes blue-purple. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎨 Mix purple and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) red-purple (c) blue-purple (d) orange
26. 26.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes orange. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎨 Mix orange and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-purple (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) pink
28. 28.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-orange? (a) yellow and orange (b) white and black (c) red and yellow (d) orange and red
29. 29.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) blue and red (b) white and black (c) red and white (d) red and yellow
30. 30.🎨 Your orange paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) blue (b) more yellow (c) black (d) more red
31. 31.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) green and yellow (b) white and black (c) green and blue (d) red and yellow
32. 32.🎨 Mix white and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) grey (c) light blue (d) purple
33. 33.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) red and blue (b) black and white (c) orange and yellow (d) purple and blue
34. 34.🎨 Mix green and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-green (b) purple (c) red-purple (d) grey
35. 35.🎨 Mix blue and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) light blue (c) yellow-green (d) grey
36. 36.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) red and white (b) red and purple (c) red and blue (d) orange and red
37. 37.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) more water (b) more yellow (c) more blue (d) black
38. 38.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) orange (c) red-purple (d) pink
39. 39.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-green? (a) yellow and green (b) yellow and red (c) green and yellow (d) green and blue
40. 40.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-purple? (a) yellow and orange (b) purple and blue (c) white and black (d) orange and red

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