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Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 505 · 40 questions
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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. 1.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
  3. 3.🖥️🎨 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
  5. 5.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
  7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
  8. 8.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
  9. 9.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
  11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) red and green
  12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖥️🎨 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
  14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
  15. 15.🖥️🎨 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
  16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
  17. 17.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) white (c) grey (d) black
  18. 18.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
  19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
  20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
  21. 21.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
  22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
  28. 28.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
  29. 29.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
  30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
  32. 32.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
  35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
  36. 36.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
  37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖥️🎨 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
  39. 39.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter

Answer key

  1. white
  2. glows with its own light
  3. light on a screen
  4. all three make brown
  5. True
  6. cyan
  7. yellow
  8. red, yellow, blue
  9. False
  10. magenta
  11. red, green and blue
  12. False
  13. light on a screen
  14. white
  15. light on a screen
  16. yellow
  17. black
  18. all three make brown
  19. paint on paper
  20. cyan
  21. light on a screen
  22. True
  23. True
  24. False
  25. True
  26. True
  27. all three lights
  28. mixing makes it darker
  29. uses red, yellow, blue
  30. True
  31. green and red
  32. False
  33. False
  34. mixing makes it darker
  35. green and blue
  36. needs light to be seen
  37. False
  38. paint on paper
  39. mixing makes it lighter
  40. mixing makes it lighter

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