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