Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 391 · 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, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) black (c) yellow (d) white
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.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red
5. 5.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and red
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
7. 7.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
8. 8.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
12. 12.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
13. 13.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) green and red (d) green and blue
16. 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
19. 19.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) green and blue
20. 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) blue and red (d) red and blue
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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) uses red, green, blue
27. 27.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
31. 31.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and green
32. 32.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make brown
35. 35.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
37. 37.🖥️🎨 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
38. 38.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it lighter
39. 39.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True

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