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