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