Mixing New Colours
Age 7 · Art
When you mix two paint colours together, you get a brand new colour. Red and yellow make orange, yellow and blue make green, and blue and red make purple.
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Examples
- Mix red and yellow paint to paint an orange sun.
- Mix yellow and blue paint to paint green grass and leaves.
Key takeaways
- Red, yellow and blue are the primary colours.
- Mixing two primary colours makes a new colour: orange, green or purple.
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