Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 259 · 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 green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) green and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and red (d) red and green
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
15. 15.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
16. 16.🖥️🎨 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
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
20. 20.🖥️🎨 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
22. 22.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
25. 25.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) black (c) grey (d) yellow
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) green and red
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) green and blue
28. 28.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
31. 31.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
40. 40.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True

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