Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 385 · 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 cyan? (a) green and red (b) blue and red (c) blue and green (d) red and green
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) all three lights (d) green and red
3. 3.🖥️🎨 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
4. 4.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
5. 5.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
8. 8.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
12. 12.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) red and green
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) red and blue
16. 16.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) uses red, yellow, blue
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and green (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and red (d) green and red
20. 20.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.🖥️🎨 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
24. 24.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) yellow (c) grey (d) black
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
27. 27.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
29. 29.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
35. 35.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) green and blue
37. 37.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) all three lights
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) blue and green
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
40. 40.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True

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