Hot and cold colours

Art and design

Mixing secondary colours: spring greens

Mixing secondary colours: autumn oranges

Mixing secondary colours: summer purples

Paint the seasons: plan a colourful work

Painting the seasons

In this unit, pupils will develop brush control and knowledge of paint colours, techniques & processes. They will experiment with mixing and applying colours in visual contexts, for creative effects and to solve problems. They will use a variety of techniques to create a seasonal triptych.

The seasons: painting and colour mixing

Match the colour to the colour group of primary colour or secondary colour. 

True or False? Hot colours can actually change the temperature around us. 

What colour is made by mixing red and yellow?

When you add black to a colour you make a ...

Match the colour to the colour group of primary colour or secondary colour.

Starter Quiz

A tint is made by adding ...