Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 203 · 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, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
2. 2.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
4. 4.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
8. 8.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
12. 12.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
16. 16.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) red and green
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
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: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) grey (d) yellow
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
26. 26.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
27. 27.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
29. 29.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
30. 30.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
31. 31.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
35. 35.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
36. 36.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🖥️🎨 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True

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