Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 349 · 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 white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
2. 2.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
5. 5.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
6. 6.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
10. 10.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, green, blue
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
15. 15.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) all three lights
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) red and blue
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and red
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
32. 32.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
33. 33.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
34. 34.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) white (c) grey (d) black
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
39. 39.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
40. 40.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False

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