Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 204 · 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) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
2. 2.🖥️🎨 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
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
4. 4.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
6. 6.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) green and red
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
16. 16.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
17. 17.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
19. 19.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
20. 20.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🖥️🎨 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
23. 23.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
24. 24.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) white (d) black
25. 25.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
26. 26.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) red and blue
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) blue and green
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
34. 34.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
37. 37.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown

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