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