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