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