Tints and Shades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 6: Tints and shades · Set 513 · 40 questions

Artist's tip (White up, black down): Tint = colour + white (lighter): pink, sky blue, light green, lilac, pale yellow. Shade = colour + black (darker): maroon, navy blue, dark green, bottle green, dark purple. Tone = colour + grey. Mixing a tint, start with white and add colour a little at a time; a row from white to black is a value scale.

1. 1.🎨 Is navy blue a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
2. 2.True or false: you should add white to blue to make sky blue. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: lilac is a shade (a colour + black). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎨 Is maroon a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pink (b) dark red (c) maroon (d) navy blue
6. 6.Which is darker: light green or bottle green? (a) bottle green (b) light green
7. 7.🎨 Which paint should you add to make a colour darker? (a) black (b) white
8. 8.Which of these is a shade (a colour + black)? (a) light green (b) light blue (c) dark purple (d) pale yellow
9. 9.Which of these is a tint (a colour + white)? (a) dark red (b) navy blue (c) dark green (d) sky blue
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) maroon (b) dark red (c) dark green (d) light blue
11. 11.🎨 Which paint should you add to blue to make sky blue? (a) white (b) black
12. 12.🎨 Is pale yellow a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) navy blue (b) dark red (c) maroon (d) sky blue
14. 14.True or false: you should add white to make a colour lighter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎨 Is pink a tint or a shade? (a) a shade (b) a tint
16. 16.Which of these is a shade (a colour + black)? (a) pink (b) dark red (c) light green (d) sky blue
17. 17.🎨 Which paint should you add to blue to make navy blue? (a) white (b) black
18. 18.True or false: sky blue is a shade (a colour + black). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎨 Which paint should you add to red to make maroon? (a) white (b) black
20. 20.True or false: you should add black to make a tint. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: you should add black to blue to make navy blue. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) light blue (b) light green (c) pale yellow (d) dark green
23. 23.🎨 Is sky blue a tint or a shade? (a) a shade (b) a tint
24. 24.Which is darker: sky blue or navy blue? (a) navy blue (b) sky blue
25. 25.True or false: lilac is a tint (a colour + white). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: you should add black to red to make pink. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎨 Which paint should you add to make a colour lighter? (a) black (b) white
28. 28.Which of these is a tint (a colour + white)? (a) dark purple (b) dark green (c) light green (d) maroon
29. 29.True or false: maroon is a tint (a colour + white). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: you should add white to purple to make lilac. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎨 Which paint should you add to purple to make lilac? (a) white (b) black
32. 32.True or false: pink is a tint (a colour + white). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎨 Is lilac a tint or a shade? (a) a tint (b) a shade
34. 34.True or false: light green is a shade (a colour + black). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which is lighter: lilac or dark purple? (a) dark purple (b) lilac
36. 36.🎨 Which paint should you add to make a tint? (a) black (b) white
37. 37.True or false: you should add black to red to make maroon. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: navy blue is a tint (a colour + white). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎨 Is dark green a tint or a shade? (a) a shade (b) a tint
40. 40.True or false: you should add white to make a tint. (a) False (b) True

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids