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