Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 142 · 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) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
2. 2.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
5. 5.🖥️🎨 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
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) white (d) black
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
13. 13.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) green and red
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
22. 22.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
23. 23.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
25. 25.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) green and red
27. 27.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
33. 33.🖥️🎨 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
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) blue and green
35. 35.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
39. 39.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True

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