Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 107 · 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.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
5. 5.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
11. 11.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
13. 13.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
14. 14.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) grey (d) yellow
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) all three lights
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) green and blue
27. 27.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
30. 30.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
35. 35.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
37. 37.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
39. 39.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False

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