Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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