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