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