Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 389 · 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: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
3. 3.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
5. 5.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
7. 7.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) blue and green (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
11. 11.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, green, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
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) uses red, green, blue
16. 16.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make brown
17. 17.🖥️🎨 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
18. 18.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it lighter
21. 21.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
22. 22.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
25. 25.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) white (d) black
27. 27.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) glows with its own light
28. 28.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🖥️🎨 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
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
33. 33.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🖥️🎨 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
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
40. 40.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False

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