Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 101 · 40 questions

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.

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

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