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.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
- 2.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
- 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.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
- 5.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and green
- 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
- 9.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
- 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
- 12.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
- 13.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
- 14.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
- 16.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) black (d) white
- 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 19.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
- 20.🖥️🎨 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
- 21.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
- 22.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
- 25.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
- 26.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
- 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
- 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
- 30.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 31.🖥️🎨 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
- 32.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
- 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
- 38.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
- 39.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
Answer key
- glows with its own light
- magenta
- light on a screen
- red, yellow, blue
- all three make white
- red and blue
- False
- all three make white
- paint on paper
- mixing makes it darker
- green and blue
- white
- white
- red, green, blue
- uses red, yellow, blue
- black
- False
- True
- yellow
- paint on paper
- mixing makes it lighter
- True
- True
- needs light to be seen
- cyan
- False
- False
- green and red
- blue and red
- uses red, yellow, blue
- light on a screen
- False
- all three make brown
- needs light to be seen
- red, green and blue
- True
- True
- yellow
- False
- red and green
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