Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 123 · 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: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) red and green
7. 7.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) black (d) white
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
11. 11.🖥️🎨 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
12. 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and red
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
15. 15.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
16. 16.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
19. 19.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
21. 21.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
23. 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
25. 25.🖥️🎨 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
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) green and blue
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
28. 28.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
29. 29.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) green and red
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
33. 33.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
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
35. 35.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🖥️🎨 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
37. 37.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
39. 39.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker

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