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