Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 328 · 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, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
2. 2.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) green and blue (d) blue and green
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
7. 7.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.🖥️🎨 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
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
12. 12.🖥️🎨 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
13. 13.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) white (c) grey (d) black
16. 16.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) all three lights
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) blue and red
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🖥️🎨 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
24. 24.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
25. 25.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
33. 33.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) all three lights
38. 38.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue

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