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