Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 289 · 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 of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
2. 2.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) green and blue (c) red and green (d) red and blue
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
10. 10.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
15. 15.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
16. 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) green and red
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and red
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
24. 24.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and red (d) red and green
32. 32.🖥️🎨 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
33. 33.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
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.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
36. 36.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
37. 37.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) grey (c) white (d) yellow
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True

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