Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 413 · 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.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
3. 3.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) green and red
4. 4.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red, green and blue (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) blue and red
5. 5.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
6. 6.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
7. 7.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) grey (c) black (d) white
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
9. 9.🖥️🎨 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
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) blue and green (d) red and blue
11. 11.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🖥️🎨 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
13. 13.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) all three lights (b) red and green (c) green and red (d) green and blue
15. 15.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) red (b) green (c) blue
19. 19.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
20. 20.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make white (d) uses red, green, blue
23. 23.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
24. 24.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
25. 25.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🖥️🎨 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
29. 29.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) all three make white (d) glows with its own light
31. 31.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
37. 37.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red, green and blue (c) red and green (d) green and blue
40. 40.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow

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