Mixing Paint Colours
Age 4 · Art
Red and yellow paint mix into orange. Yellow and blue mix into green, and blue and red mix into purple.
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Examples
- Mixing yellow and red icing to make orange frosting.
- Mixing blue and yellow playdough to make green.
Key takeaways
- Mixing two primary paint colours makes a new colour.
- Red and yellow make orange, yellow and blue make green, and blue and red make purple.
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