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