Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 197 · 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 red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
3. 3.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
6. 6.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) white (c) black (d) grey
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
13. 13.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
15. 15.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
20. 20.🖥️🎨 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
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
25. 25.🖥️🎨 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
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
29. 29.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
32. 32.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) green and blue
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) red and blue
35. 35.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
39. 39.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker

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