Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 189 · 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 red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
3. 3.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
15. 15.🖥️🎨 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
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
17. 17.🖥️🎨 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
18. 18.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
23. 23.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
24. 24.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) uses red, green, blue
25. 25.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) uses red, green, blue
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and green
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🖥️🎨 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
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
33. 33.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
34. 34.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) white (c) grey (d) black
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
40. 40.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper

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