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