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