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