Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 284 · 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) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
5. 5.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
11. 11.🖥️🎨 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
12. 12.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
14. 14.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
15. 15.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and red
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) grey (c) yellow (d) black
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
24. 24.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
29. 29.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
38. 38.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan

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