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