Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 392 · 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, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
3. 3.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
5. 5.🖥️🎨 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
6. 6.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) white (d) cyan
9. 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) red and blue
10. 10.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
11. 11.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) black (c) yellow (d) white
12. 12.🖥️🎨 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
13. 13.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) red, yellow, blue (d) orange, green, purple
16. 16.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) all three make brown
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make white (d) mixing makes it darker
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
21. 21.🖥️🎨 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
22. 22.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
25. 25.🖥️🎨 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
27. 27.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
28. 28.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
30. 30.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and green (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) red and green
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and blue
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and green (d) red and blue
40. 40.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False

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