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