Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 322 · 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.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
4. 4.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
10. 10.💡 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
11. 11.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) green and red
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
17. 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
20. 20.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
21. 21.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
23. 23.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) white (d) black
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) all three lights
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
26. 26.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
34. 34.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
36. 36.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
39. 39.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True

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