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