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