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