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