Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 403 · 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.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) blue and green (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
3. 3.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
5. 5.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) black, white, grey
6. 6.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
7. 7.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
8. 8.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) all three lights
11. 11.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
13. 13.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
14. 14.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
15. 15.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
17. 17.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) red, green and blue (d) blue and red
18. 18.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
20. 20.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) red and green
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💡 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
24. 24.🖥️🎨 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
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) green and red
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) blue and green
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
31. 31.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
32. 32.🖥️🎨 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
33. 33.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) all three make white
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) white (d) magenta
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) green and blue
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) white (d) black
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
39. 39.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
40. 40.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False

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