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