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