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