Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 138 · 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 light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
3. 3.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
16. 16.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
17. 17.🖥️🎨 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
18. 18.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
19. 19.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
21. 21.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) black (c) white (d) yellow
22. 22.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🖥️🎨 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
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) green and red
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
32. 32.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
33. 33.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) red and green
39. 39.🖥️🎨 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white

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