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