Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 269 · 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 green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
4. 4.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
10. 10.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) all three lights
12. 12.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
14. 14.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
23. 23.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
25. 25.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) black (d) white
26. 26.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
28. 28.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
29. 29.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
30. 30.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
34. 34.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
35. 35.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
40. 40.🖥️🎨 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

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