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