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