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