Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 120 · 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.🖥️🎨 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
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) red and blue
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) green and red
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
11. 11.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
12. 12.🖥️🎨 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
14. 14.🖥️🎨 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
16. 16.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
18. 18.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
21. 21.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) white (d) black
22. 22.🖥️🎨 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
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
25. 25.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
27. 27.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
28. 28.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
29. 29.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) uses red, yellow, blue
34. 34.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
37. 37.🖥️🎨 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
38. 38.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen

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