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