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