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