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: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 2.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
- 3.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
- 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
- 5.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
- 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and green
- 7.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
- 8.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
- 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) blue and red
- 13.🖥️🎨 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
- 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) green and red
- 15.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
- 16.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
- 17.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
- 18.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
- 19.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
- 20.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) black (d) white
- 21.🖥️🎨 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
- 22.🖥️🎨 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
- 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
- 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
- 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 31.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
- 32.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
- 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
- 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and red
- 36.🖥️🎨 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
- 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- paint on paper
- red, green, blue
- white
- red and blue
- all three make brown
- red and green
- yellow
- magenta
- True
- uses red, green, blue
- glows with its own light
- blue and green
- paint on paper
- green and red
- all three make white
- red, yellow, blue
- yellow
- mixing makes it lighter
- mixing makes it darker
- black
- light on a screen
- paint on paper
- blue and red
- all three make brown
- True
- True
- needs light to be seen
- mixing makes it darker
- False
- False
- magenta
- needs light to be seen
- False
- False
- green and blue
- light on a screen
- False
- False
- False
- False
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