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