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