Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 345 · 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 blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
4. 4.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) green
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
8. 8.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
14. 14.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
18. 18.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
19. 19.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
25. 25.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
27. 27.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
28. 28.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
31. 31.🖥️🎨 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and red
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
38. 38.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
40. 40.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) grey (c) yellow (d) black

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