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