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