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