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