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