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