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