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