Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 174 · 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: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
3. 3.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
5. 5.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
8. 8.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) black (c) white (d) grey
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🖥️🎨 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
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
15. 15.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
16. 16.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) red and green
24. 24.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
25. 25.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
27. 27.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🖥️🎨 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
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
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.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True

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