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