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