Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 42 · 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 blue and green light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
2. 2.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
5. 5.🖥️🎨 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
7. 7.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, green, blue (b) red, yellow, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) black, white, grey
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
9. 9.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) all three make white
11. 11.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) blue and green
12. 12.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) needs light to be seen (d) glows with its own light
14. 14.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) green and blue (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
15. 15.🖥️🎨 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
16. 16.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) white
17. 17.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) green (b) blue (c) red
18. 18.🖥️🎨 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
20. 20.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) green and red (b) blue and green (c) red and blue (d) red, green and blue
22. 22.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
23. 23.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) black (c) yellow (d) grey
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, yellow, blue
25. 25.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) yellow (d) magenta
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
27. 27.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
31. 31.🖥️🎨 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
32. 32.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) glows with its own light
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🖥️🎨 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
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) blue and red (c) red and green (d) green and blue
37. 37.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🖥️🎨 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
40. 40.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False

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