Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 333 · 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) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
2. 2.🖥️🎨 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
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (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.🖥️🎨 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
6. 6.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) blue and green (d) all three lights
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
13. 13.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) blue and red
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
23. 23.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
25. 25.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
26. 26.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) uses red, green, blue
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
28. 28.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) red and green
34. 34.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) white (d) black
35. 35.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
36. 36.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
40. 40.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False

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