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