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