Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 212 · 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 lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) red and green
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
4. 4.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) red and green
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
9. 9.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
10. 10.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
12. 12.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
14. 14.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
16. 16.🖥️🎨 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
18. 18.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
19. 19.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
25. 25.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and green
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
38. 38.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) yellow (d) grey

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