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