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