Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 41 · 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 blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
2. 2.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) red, green and blue (d) red and green
5. 5.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) green and red
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, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
11. 11.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
12. 12.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make brown
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) all three lights (c) green and red (d) red and blue
15. 15.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make brown
16. 16.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, yellow, blue (d) red, green, blue
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
18. 18.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
20. 20.🖥️🎨 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
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) red, green and blue
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) red and green
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) magenta
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) white (c) black (d) yellow
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
29. 29.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
32. 32.🖥️🎨 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
33. 33.🖥️🎨 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
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
37. 37.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes white. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) green (c) red

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