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