Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

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

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