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Food Painting Basics
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Food Painting Basics
🎨 Part 1: Colour Knowledge
1. What are the three primary colours?
Red, Blue, Yellow
Green, Purple, Orange
Black, White, Grey
2. Which colours make green when mixed together?
Red and Yellow
Blue and Yellow
Red and Blue
3. What foods are naturally red? (Tick all that apply)
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Carrots
Red apples
4. When painting food, warm colours make us think of:
Ice cream and cold drinks
Hot soup and fresh bread
Water and sky
🖌️ Part 2: Painting Techniques
5. Draw a circle and show how you would paint an orange using light and dark colours to make it look round:
6. Fill in the blanks about painting food:
To make food look shiny, I add ________ colours.
To make food look real, I paint ________ first, then add details.
When painting a banana, I use mostly ________ colour.
7. What should you do first when painting food?
Paint all the small details
Paint the basic shape and main colour
Add shadows and highlights
8. Explain in simple words: Why is it important to look carefully at real food before painting it?
🍎 Part 3: My Food Painting Plan
9. Choose one food you want to paint and draw it in the box below. Label the colours you will use:
10. Rate your confidence with food painting (circle one number):
1 = I need lots of help 3 = I can do some parts 5 = I can do this well
1 2 3 4 5
11. What is one thing you want to learn more about in food painting?
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