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