Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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