Teach Kids About Primary & Secondary Colours with a Fun Kite Drawing

Do you know how to mix primary colours to make secondary colours?

Join artist and teacher Lili to learn about primary and secondary colours with a fun draw and paint along!

Supplies needed:

⭐ Paper

⭐ Marker/sharpie

⭐ Paint (red, blue and yellow)

⭐ Brushes and water

⭐ White wax or pastel crayon

Step 1: Draw 3 dots and connect them.

Step 2: Mirror those lines to create a diamond shape. Draw a dotted line down the middle.

Step 3: Draw another kite. Try to make the lines a little longer on one side this time. This makes it look more like a kite.

Step 4: Draw a 3rd kite.

Step 5: Add string to your kites.

Step 6: Add bows to your strings.

Step 7: Now it's time to experiment with colour! First, paint half of your 1st kite red.

Step 8: Then paint the other half blue

Step 9: Use your paint brush to mix the two colours together and see what happens! You've made a secondary colour: purple. Amazing!

Step 10: For your 2nd kite, paint half of it blue.

Step 11: Paint the other half yellow.

Step 12: Mix the two colours together and see what happens. You've made another secondary colour: green!

Step 13: For your 3rd kite, paint half of it yellow.

Step 14: Paint the other half red.

Step 15: Mix the two colours together to make your final secondary colour: orange. Beautiful!

Step 16: Add some cloud shapes in the background.

Step 17: Colour in your clouds with white wax or pastel crayons. You won't see the white show up right now, but you will soon!

Step 18: Paint the background blue and see how the blue paint resists the white crayon. This is called the 'crayon resist' technique. Pretty cool, right?

Now take a step back and admire your masterpiece!

Why not whip up a batch of secondary colours and paint a few more pictures? Then tell all your friends and family how you were able to create these colours and where they come from!

Here's a guide for you to keep handy for the next time you're mixing colours:

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