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