Art & Design · Year 2

Colour Mixing Magic: Painting with Mondrian

🎨 Art & DesignEasy9 min

Story time 📖

Tap play and I''ll read this lesson to you like a story.

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a made of and with like a ! 🎨 A called made like that. you will his and your own !

was in the in 1872. He to make , then the with red, , and and some . His most is called with Red, and .

only used in most of his . We these the . They are red, , and . You make by other . They are the for ! 🔴🟡🔵

: are the ! You mix them to make new called . your between so they and .

When you mix two , you get a . Red and make 🟠. and make 🟢. Red and make 🟣. Try to each mix in your before you do it!

Mix these primariesYou get
🔴 Red + 🟡 Yellow🟠 Orange
🔵 Blue + 🟡 Yellow🟢 Green
🔴 Red + 🔵 Blue🟣 Purple
Mixing primary colours into secondary colours

🔗 Can you match each colour mix to the secondary colour it makes? 🎨

  • Red + Yellow

  • Blue + Yellow

  • Red + Blue

used and to make his . both of the not too on one . He big to and his around . 🖼️

ElementWhat it looks like
LineThick straight black lines going across and down
ShapeRectangles and squares of different sizes
ColourRed, yellow, blue, and white only
BalanceColours spread out so no side feels too heavy
What Mondrian used in his paintings

🗂️ Sort these words into Primary colours or Secondary colours. 🌈

  • Red

  • Blue

  • Yellow

  • Orange

  • Green

  • Purple

Now it is to like ! these to make your own . Use a to your , then mix your and each with your . 🖌️

Steps for your Mondrian-style painting

🧩 Put the steps for making your Mondrian painting in the correct order! 🖌️

  1. Leave some rectangles white for balance
  2. Paint each shape neatly, staying inside the lines
  3. Mix your primary colours to make secondary colours
  4. Choose which rectangles to colour in
  5. Draw a grid of thick black lines on white paper

Top tip: use a the and a in the of . Let one dry before the itthis the from when you do not want them to!

! 🌟 You have about and , how used , , and , and your very own . You are just like a !

Quiz time! 📝

Colour Mixing Magic Quiz 🎨

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Which of these is a ?

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