Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 47 · 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, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) green and blue (d) red and green
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) green and blue (d) all three lights
3. 3.🖥️🎨 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
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
5. 5.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) cyan (d) magenta
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🖥️🎨 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
8. 8.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) uses red, green, blue
9. 9.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) grey (b) white (c) yellow (d) black
10. 10.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, green, blue
12. 12.🎨 With paint, what are the three primary colours? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
13. 13.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
15. 15.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) all three make white (d) uses red, yellow, blue
17. 17.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
18. 18.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it darker (d) mixing makes it lighter
21. 21.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and green (b) blue and green (c) red, green and blue (d) red and blue
22. 22.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) mixing makes it lighter (c) glows with its own light (d) needs light to be seen
25. 25.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
27. 27.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) needs light to be seen
28. 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) blue and red (c) red and blue (d) all three lights
29. 29.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
31. 31.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) cyan
33. 33.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) green and blue (b) red and green (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
34. 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes white. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
36. 36.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes yellow. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) glows with its own light (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) all three make brown
39. 39.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False

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