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