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