Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 295 · 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: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
4. 4.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) blue and green
6. 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red and blue
10. 10.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
12. 12.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) all three lights (d) red, green and blue
16. 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
19. 19.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) red (c) blue
25. 25.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
28. 28.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) black (c) yellow (d) grey
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
31. 31.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) all three lights (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
33. 33.🖥️🎨 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
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.🖥️🎨 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
37. 37.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
40. 40.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True

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