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