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