Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 198 · 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.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
3. 3.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
9. 9.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
11. 11.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
14. 14.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (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 blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) red and green
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) black (d) white
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
30. 30.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
31. 31.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
34. 34.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) blue and red (c) all three lights (d) red, green and blue
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: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True

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