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