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