Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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