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