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