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