Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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