Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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