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, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
- 2.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
- 3.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 4.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
- 5.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) yellow (c) grey (d) black
- 6.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
- 7.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
- 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
- 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) red and green
- 10.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 16.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
- 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
- 18.🖥️🎨 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
- 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
- 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🖥️🎨 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
- 22.🖥️🎨 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
- 23.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
- 29.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
- 32.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
- 33.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
- 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
- 35.🖥️🎨 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
- 36.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
- 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 40.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
Answer key
- red and green
- red, green, blue
- False
- yellow
- black
- cyan
- all three make brown
- green and red
- blue and red
- False
- mixing makes it darker
- mixing makes it lighter
- uses red, yellow, blue
- True
- True
- yellow
- needs light to be seen
- paint on paper
- blue and green
- False
- light on a screen
- paint on paper
- True
- True
- True
- False
- True
- mixing makes it darker
- False
- True
- False
- white
- cyan
- red, green and blue
- light on a screen
- magenta
- False
- light on a screen
- glows with its own light
- red, yellow, blue
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