Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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