Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 22: Screen colours vs paint colours · Set 471 · 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 of these is true of paint on paper? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) glows with its own light (c) needs light to be seen (d) all three make white
2. 2.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and green (b) all three lights (c) red and blue (d) blue and red
3. 3.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
4. 4.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
5. 5.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes white. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and green light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
10. 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) green and blue (b) blue and red (c) green and red (d) red, green and blue
11. 11.True or false: “mixing makes it darker” 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: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
13. 13.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
14. 14.🎨 With paint, which primary colour is NOT a screen (light) primary? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make brown (c) glows with its own light (d) all three make white
16. 16.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) needs light to be seen (d) mixing makes it lighter
17. 17.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of light on a screen. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) red, yellow, blue (c) red, green, blue (d) black, white, grey
19. 19.🖥️🎨 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
20. 20.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) black (c) yellow (d) grey
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, yellow, blue (b) all three make brown (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it darker
22. 22.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) red and green (b) red and blue (c) all three lights (d) blue and red
23. 23.💡 On a screen, mixing red and blue light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) white
24. 24.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) uses red, green, blue (d) mixing makes it lighter
25. 25.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) uses red, green, blue
26. 26.True or false: “uses red, yellow, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) red and blue (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) red, green and blue
28. 28.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “all three make brown” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes magenta. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: on a screen, mixing all three lights light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) yellow (c) magenta (d) white
34. 34.🖥️🎨 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
35. 35.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes white. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and red (b) blue and green (c) green and red (d) red and blue
37. 37.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) cyan (c) magenta (d) white
38. 38.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖥️🎨 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) glows with its own light

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