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