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