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