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