Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 382 · 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, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) needs light to be seen
3. 3.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
4. 4.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
5. 5.🖥️🎨 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
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) blue and green
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
8. 8.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “glows with its own light”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
12. 12.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🖥️🎨 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
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
18. 18.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🖥️🎨 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
23. 23.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red
25. 25.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) all three lights (c) blue and green (d) green and red
27. 27.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
28. 28.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) white (c) yellow (d) black
29. 29.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
35. 35.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
37. 37.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) blue and red (d) green and red
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True

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