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