--- title: "Year 2 artists have been exploring colour mixing this week! They successfully combined the primary colours red, yellow, and blue to create the secondary colours purple, orange, and green. Some children even experimented with mixing warm and cool colours." url: "https://staidansblackburn.co.uk/news/2025-05-02-year-2-artists-have-been-exploring-colour-mixing-this-week-they-successfully-combined-the" school: "St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy" --- # Year 2 artists have been exploring colour mixing this week! They successfully combined the primary colours red, yellow, and blue to create the secondary colours purple, orange, and green. Some children even experimented with mixing warm and cool colours. ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-aidan-s-primary-school/images/news/02052025_161912_2c1f9f8fbcbf.jpg) 2 May 2025 ### Year 2 artists have been exploring colour mixing this week! They successfully combined the primary colours red, yellow, and blue to create the secondary colours purple, orange, and green. Some children even experimented with mixing warm and cool colours. 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