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