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