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 yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
- 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
- 3.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
- 4.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
- 5.🖥️🎨 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
- 6.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) yellow (c) black (d) grey
- 7.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 8.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🖥️🎨 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
- 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
- 11.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
- 12.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
- 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🖥️🎨 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
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 16.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
- 17.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
- 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) red and blue
- 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
- 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) all three lights
- 21.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 26.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
- 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
- 29.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 31.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
- 33.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) green and red
- 35.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
- 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🖥️🎨 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
- 39.🖥️🎨 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
- 40.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
Answer key
- red and green
- True
- yellow
- all three make white
- light on a screen
- black
- mixing makes it darker
- False
- light on a screen
- red, green and blue
- magenta
- cyan
- False
- paint on paper
- mixing makes it lighter
- yellow
- cyan
- red and blue
- False
- blue and red
- False
- True
- glows with its own light
- all three make brown
- all three make white
- red, yellow, blue
- True
- needs light to be seen
- False
- mixing makes it lighter
- True
- uses red, green, blue
- True
- all three lights
- magenta
- False
- True
- paint on paper
- paint on paper
- needs light to be seen
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