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