Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 267 · 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 green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
2. 2.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
4. 4.🔍 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
9. 9.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
12. 12.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red, green and blue
15. 15.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
16. 16.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
18. 18.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
20. 20.🖥️🎨 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
21. 21.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
23. 23.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) all three lights
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
32. 32.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
33. 33.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) white (c) yellow (d) black
36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
38. 38.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
39. 39.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red

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