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