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