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