Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 122 · 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.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and green
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) white (c) black (d) grey
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
10. 10.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
20. 20.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) green and blue
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
25. 25.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
26. 26.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
28. 28.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
30. 30.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) red and green
32. 32.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
36. 36.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue

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