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