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