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