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