Colour Mixing: The Colour Wheel, Tints and Shades

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About Course

Become a colour expert! Learn how to mix secondary colours from the primaries, make lighter tints and darker shades, use warm and cool colours to create a mood, and see how artists such as Claude Monet used complementary colours.

Tutwoo Kids is an independent learning service. This course is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department for Education, Ofqual or any exam board, and Tutwoo Kids certificates are not qualifications. Content was checked against the national curriculum for England in October 2026.

What Will You Learn?

  • Mix secondary and tertiary colours from the three primaries Make tints and shades to show light and dark Choose warm or cool colours to create a mood Use complementary colours to make artwork stand out

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Primary and secondary colours
  • Tints, shades and tone
  • Warm, cool and complementary colours

For grown-ups
Sources and further reading for parents, carers and teachers.

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