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