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