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