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