Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 310 · 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 brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
2. 2.🖥️🎨 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
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
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.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
7. 7.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) blue and green
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) blue and red (d) red and green
11. 11.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) grey (d) yellow
12. 12.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
13. 13.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) all three lights (d) red, green and blue
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
17. 17.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
20. 20.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (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.🖥️🎨 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
23. 23.🖥️🎨 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
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
26. 26.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
27. 27.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
29. 29.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) green and red
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
33. 33.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
36. 36.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
38. 38.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter

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