Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 251 · 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.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
4. 4.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
12. 12.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) all three lights
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
16. 16.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
17. 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
19. 19.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
21. 21.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
22. 22.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) yellow (d) grey
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) green and red
25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) all three lights (c) green and red (d) red and blue
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
33. 33.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
37. 37.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) uses red, green, blue
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False

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