Art for the kids: A Colorful Mix

A Colorful Mix

Mix paints to create new colors

You need:

  • acrylic paints especially primary colors blue, red and yellow
  • white card, cartidge paper or reuse white envelopes for painting on
  • pen or pencil and ruler
  • brushes
  • container of water for keeping brushes clean
  • clean cloth for patting brushes dry
  • recycled plastic lids for paint palettes
  • newspaper for covering work surface

Getting started:

Put a small amount of blue, red and yellow paint on separate plastic lids

If you are working on a single piece of paper or card you might like to separate your combinations by ruling lines or creating a grid of nine boxes

Next step - combinations:

Blue + red makes violet

Red + yellow makes orange

Yellow + blue makes green

Pick up your brush, You are ready to start mixing colors.

 

 

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