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