Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 43 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, green, blue (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
2. 2.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖥️🎨 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
4. 4.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) all three make brown (d) needs light to be seen
5. 5.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) grey (c) black (d) yellow
8. 8.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) blue and green
9. 9.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
11. 11.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) yellow
14. 14.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) white (d) cyan
16. 16.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) red, yellow, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, green, blue
17. 17.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
18. 18.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and green (b) red and green (c) red and blue (d) green and red
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
21. 21.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make white (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, green, blue
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) black, white, grey (b) orange, green, purple (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
26. 26.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) blue and red (b) all three lights (c) green and red (d) green and blue
27. 27.🖥️🎨 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
28. 28.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
31. 31.💡 On a screen, which primary colour of light is NOT a paint primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) green
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
34. 34.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) white (c) magenta (d) yellow
35. 35.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) all three make white
36. 36.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and green
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) all three make brown (d) uses red, green, blue

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