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) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 2.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 3.🔍 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
- 4.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
- 6.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🖥️🎨 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
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
- 10.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
- 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) blue and red (d) red and green
- 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
- 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) green and blue
- 16.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
- 17.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
- 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) red and green
- 19.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
- 20.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
- 21.🖥️🎨 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
- 22.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
- 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
- 24.🖥️🎨 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
- 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
- 26.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 28.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
- 29.🖥️🎨 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
- 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
- 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 32.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
- 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
- 35.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
- 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and red
- 37.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
- 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
Answer key
- needs light to be seen
- uses red, yellow, blue
- all three make white
- True
- paint on paper
- True
- False
- light on a screen
- all three make brown
- red, green, blue
- mixing makes it darker
- blue and green
- False
- True
- red, green and blue
- needs light to be seen
- yellow
- red and blue
- magenta
- mixing makes it darker
- light on a screen
- mixing makes it lighter
- all three make white
- paint on paper
- red and green
- glows with its own light
- glows with its own light
- cyan
- paint on paper
- blue and red
- False
- white
- False
- False
- white
- all three lights
- uses red, green, blue
- False
- True
- uses red, yellow, blue
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