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