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