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