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