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