Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 401 · 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 red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
2. 2.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
6. 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it lighter
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
8. 8.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white
11. 11.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
13. 13.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) orange, green, purple
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
15. 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) all three lights (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
16. 16.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (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) green and red (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
20. 20.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it lighter”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
21. 21.True or false: “all three make white” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
23. 23.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) all three make white
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
25. 25.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🖥️🎨 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
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
30. 30.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
31. 31.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) white (d) magenta
32. 32.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) black (c) grey (d) yellow
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) green and blue
36. 36.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, yellow, blue
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
40. 40.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make white

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