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