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