Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 362 · 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 blue and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
4. 4.🖥️🎨 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
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) black (b) white (c) grey (d) yellow
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
9. 9.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
11. 11.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
13. 13.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
14. 14.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) black, white, grey (d) orange, green, purple
15. 15.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🖥️🎨 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
17. 17.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
20. 20.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
21. 21.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
22. 22.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
24. 24.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) mixing makes it darker
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) cyan (d) yellow
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
27. 27.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) blue and red
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) green and blue
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
35. 35.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
37. 37.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
38. 38.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False

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