Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet
Artist's tip (Light adds, paint darkens): On a screen (light): red + green = yellow, green + blue = cyan, red + blue = magenta, all three = white. With paint: red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green, red + blue = purple, all three = brown. Light gets lighter as you mix; paint gets darker. Screen primaries: red, green, blue; paint primaries: red, yellow, blue.
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- 1.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
- 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
- 3.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
- 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
- 6.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
- 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
- 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
- 9.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 10.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) green and red
- 12.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 14.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
- 15.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
- 17.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 18.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
- 19.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
- 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
- 21.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
- 22.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
- 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
- 25.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
- 26.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) red, green and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
- 32.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
- 33.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
- 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
- 36.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
- 37.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
- 38.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 39.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
- 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- paint on paper
- green and blue
- white
- True
- uses red, yellow, blue
- cyan
- red, green and blue
- red and blue
- light on a screen
- False
- all three lights
- True
- uses red, yellow, blue
- uses red, green, blue
- mixing makes it darker
- all three make white
- False
- magenta
- yellow
- False
- magenta
- True
- green and red
- blue and red
- cyan
- False
- True
- False
- glows with its own light
- uses red, green, blue
- blue and green
- all three make white
- yellow
- False
- needs light to be seen
- red, green, blue
- all three make brown
- True
- yellow
- False
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