Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 357 · 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, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
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.🖥️🎨 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
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
7. 7.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🖥️🎨 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
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
11. 11.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make brown”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
12. 12.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) white (d) black
13. 13.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
15. 15.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
16. 16.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) green and blue
18. 18.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
19. 19.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
23. 23.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) green and blue
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
27. 27.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
29. 29.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make white
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🖥️🎨 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
34. 34.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it darker
37. 37.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
38. 38.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) mixing makes it darker (d) all three make brown
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta

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