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