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