Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 341 · 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, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) yellow (c) white (d) black
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) green and red
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
12. 12.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) all three lights
16. 16.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
17. 17.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
19. 19.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
21. 21.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) all three lights
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
25. 25.🖥️🎨 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
26. 26.🖥️🎨 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
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) all three lights
29. 29.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
30. 30.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
35. 35.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
37. 37.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🖥️🎨 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

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