Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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