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