Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 109 · 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 blue and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
3. 3.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) glows with its own light
4. 4.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
6. 6.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
7. 7.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) yellow (d) grey
12. 12.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
13. 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. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and green
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) green and red
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and red
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
37. 37.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
39. 39.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) green and blue

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