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