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