Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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