Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 463 · 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.🖥️🎨 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
2. 2.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
3. 3.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) black, white, grey (b) red, green, blue (c) orange, green, purple (d) red, yellow, blue
4. 4.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) white
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) glows with its own light (d) mixing makes it darker
9. 9.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
10. 10.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) yellow (d) cyan
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, green, blue
12. 12.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🖥️🎨 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
14. 14.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) white (c) yellow (d) cyan
16. 16.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) all three lights (b) blue and red (c) green and blue (d) red and green
17. 17.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) yellow (b) black (c) white (d) grey
18. 18.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) red, green, blue (b) orange, green, purple (c) black, white, grey (d) red, yellow, blue
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
20. 20.🖥️🎨 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
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) blue and red (b) red, green and blue (c) blue and green (d) red and green
23. 23.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
24. 24.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) green and red (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
25. 25.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light
27. 27.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) all three make brown (d) mixing makes it darker
28. 28.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖥️🎨 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
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.True or false: “all three make white” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) all three lights (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) red and blue
35. 35.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) yellow (d) white
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make white (c) uses red, green, blue (d) needs light to be seen
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True

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