Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 338 · 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.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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
3. 3.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) green and blue (c) red and blue (d) red and green
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
9. 9.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
13. 13.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
15. 15.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
19. 19.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
20. 20.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) yellow (c) grey (d) black
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
24. 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🖥️🎨 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
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) red and green
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) black, white, grey (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
29. 29.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) all three lights
34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
37. 37.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
38. 38.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow

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