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