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